Unexpectedly Becoming the Student Council President

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Outside the world of Neo Seoul.

Bright lava flowed in the blackened world.

At a certain point,

Goliath was soaking his naked body in the bubbling red lava. It was over ten times hotter than boiling water.

Goliath leaned back, spreading his broad shoulders, savoring the lava. His large teeth showed as he grinned.

[Hey.]

Behind Goliath, a bipedal monster with the head of a goat approached and spoke.

A muscular creature with long golden wool.

It was known as the 'Other Golden Sheep.'

In a voice similar to a human male, it asked calmly.

[Don't you get tired of enjoying hot springs here every time? Don't you want to enjoy hot springs in just plain hot water?]

"Nothing else satisfies me. Hot springs with lava itself are what I like…!"

Instead of enjoying hot springs heated by magma, Goliath's hobby was to soak directly in the erupting lava.

The sky was covered with volcanic ash.

When he raised his arms above the blackened lava, flames would surge up.

Goliath liked this sensation.

There was the occasional problem of intruders trying to kill him, but he would simply crush them with his magic.

Suddenly, Goliath's gaze shifted to the volcano's crater.

A gigantic turtle, whose shell was the volcano itself, stood as a gatekeeper, displaying its overwhelming presence.

From some point on, the volcanic turtle accepted Goliath as a guest enjoying the lava hot springs and allowed him to invade its territory.

[Fine. I'm not interested in your tastes. Can we now talk about 'that matter'?]

Until recently, Goliath had been living excitedly, running across the sea or defeating monsters.

So the Golden Sheep could finally bring up the topic it had hesitated to discuss.

"Ahn Woo-jin?"

[Yes. What are you planning to do about the one chosen by the 'Golden Sheep of Space'?]

"…I was getting bored."

His deep voice, like the growl of a tiger, echoed in the lava hot spring.

"Finally, something interesting has come up! I should have some fun…!"

Goliath grinned widely, pointing his finger upwards at the Golden Sheep.

"I will watch him! And! Wait for the fight until he's ripe! That is my perfect plan…!"

Goliath's golden eyes burned with a competitive spirit.

[Perfect plan indeed….]

The Golden Sheep sighed silently.

Goliath was a man who hated using his brain.

Given his exceptional combat abilities, he rarely needed to think. After all, if the body is strong, the mind can be at ease.

However, when it came to a 'plan,' Goliath was serious. Serious enough to use his brain.

So the Golden Sheep didn't want to argue with Goliath's 'perfect plan.'

[As expected of you….]

The Other Golden Sheep.

The Golden Sheep of Space had chosen Ahn Woo-jin.

There were entities derived from the Golden Sheep.

One of them was itself.

And another, the Golden Sheep of Space.

It was superior to itself, essentially a true avatar of the Golden Sheep.

Ultimately, Ahn Woo-jin, who received authority from the Golden Sheep of Space, would threaten Goliath's title of 'strongest.'

Yet, Goliath had no intention of crushing Ahn Woo-jin's potential.

The title of strongest meant nothing to Goliath.

He just… like a child growing their first plant, looked forward to Ahn Woo-jin's growth, hoping he would 'grow well!'

Despite the Golden Sheep granting its authority to Goliath, it still couldn't fully understand him.

"My body itches…!"

Goliath eventually left the lava hot spring.

When his bare feet touched the blackened lava, it sizzled, emitting heat and flames.

As he shook off the lava clinging to him, his massive, muscular body was fully revealed.

"Prepare yourself, Golden Sheep!"

Goliath shouted boldly.

"I need trash to alleviate this boredom until Ahn Woo-jin grows stronger…!"

[Put on some clothes first.]

"I don't need them!"

Goliath ran around the volcano naked, defeating lava monsters with his bare fists.

However, he didn't touch the volcano's guardian, the volcanic turtle, as they had become friends.

  *

In my dream, a girl I'd never seen approached and hugged me. I felt warmth.

At that moment, I realized.

This was a dream.

A wet dream?

No, it felt different.

Suddenly, Oh Baek-seo appeared beside me, exuding a murderous aura, asking who the girl was.

I quickly answered that I didn't know her.

"Really don't know…. Oh?"

The constant stream of excuses finally brought my consciousness back from the dream to reality.

Weak sunlight filtered through the window, illuminating the room. The sun had not fully risen yet, leaving a lingering twilight.

Today was the weekend.

Despite that, I woke up quite early.

"Hmm?"

My body felt uncomfortable, as if something was binding me.

Although I woke up from the dream, my body still felt warm.

I felt a soft, embarrassing sensation pressing against my body.

I turned my head to the side.

"…Sss."

"...."

For some reason….

A girl with long golden hair and a white dress was hugging me, breathing softly in her sleep.

I stopped breathing for a while.

A storm of intense confusion swept through my mind, causing me to forget how to breathe.

Eventually, I regained my composure.

'Who is she!?'

Crash!

I quickly got out of bed and warily eyed the golden-haired girl. Fortunately, a black short staff was nearby.

Swish! I swung the staff, extending the rod made of the Iron Dragon's armor inside. It was the Iron Dragon Rod.

"Who are you?"

I asked in a threatening tone typical of the Disciplinary Committee, keeping a poker face.

"…A noisy teddy bear in the morning."

The girl spoke in an elegant tone like an old person, despite having a noble voice.

Did she treat me like a teddy bear and sleep while hugging me?

"Yawn."

The girl sat up and yawned leisurely.

She looked at me with golden eyes.

"…An intruder?"

Our living area was especially monitored by numerous security robots, and in addition, Baek-seo and I had our security drones patrolling.

If an intruder appeared, the alarm would have sounded loudly.

But.

'The alarm didn't go off.'

It was quiet.

Did the girl use some unique ability?

Moreover… why would an intruder sleep while hugging me?

Questions swirled in my mind.

"Threatening me with a stick? You're an ungrateful one."

The girl clicked her tongue, shook her head, and shrugged her shoulders.

I couldn't understand what favor I owed her.

"Well, let's talk about that later. I need more sleep. Proper sleep is essential for good skin care, you know?"

"...?"

The girl babbled nonsense and then slipped back under the blanket, taking the spot where I had been lying.

With a unique exclamation reminiscent of a sheep's bleat, her expression melted with satisfaction.

"Baa… It's warm since you heated it up…. It's heavenly…."

…Is she kidding?

"Get up."

My voice was icy.

Magic stirred.

It seemed my magic circuits had fully recovered while I was asleep.

I decided to deal firmly with the uninvited guest.

Sizzle!

Green-blue lightning magic sparked on the Iron Dragon Rod.

"If you stay put until I count to three, I will consider it a trespass and execute a citizen's arrest."

"...."

"One."

"...."

"Two."

"Grr, you're a troublesome one! I'll come out, jeez…!"

Sensing my aggressive magic, the girl hastily got out from under the blanket, her tone becoming childish as she abandoned her elderly speech pattern.

She stood facing me.

"Look."

With a stern face, the girl extended her index finger upwards.

Then, there was a cracking sound as something that shouldn't split, split.

Whirr.

An alien-like gate formed in the air above the girl's index finger.

"What?"

I was stunned.

It was unmistakably my unique ability. The sensation of magic felt the same.

It was undoubtedly the space ability I had used.

"I am a wanderer from another dimension. The owner of your ability. The one who bestowed the power upon you."

The girl said grandly, stringing together impressive titles, though her golden hair was disheveled, making her look unimpressive.

"And using your terms, I am another 'Golden Sheep.'"

Sizzle….

The lightning magic on the Iron Dragon Rod faded away.

For now….

"…I'll ask for confirmation."

"Go ahead."

"Are you perhaps delusional?"

"I don't suffer from delusions…. You! After seeing this, do you still think I'm a fool!?"

The girl's face turned red with indignation.

...

After listening to the girl's story,

"To summarize…, you are another Golden Sheep born from the original Golden Sheep."

"Correct."

"And while staying in another dimension, you could come to this world because I awakened my unique ability?"

"Precisely."

By then, the girl was munching on some potato chips she had found somewhere.

"To be exact, your unique ability originates from my authority. I chose you. Originally, unique abilities develop postnatally."

…What?

"Did I just hear a secret of this world nonchalantly?"

"Don't be silly. It's common knowledge, isn't it?"

The girl answered nonchalantly.

No, seriously.

Was she saying that unique abilities develop postnatally, not innately?

It was a statement that could upend academic theories.

"Well, be happy. I, the great one, chose you."

With an arrogant tone,

the girl, who hadn't bothered to tidy her disheveled hair, continued eating potato chips.

Whether unique abilities developed innately or postnatally wasn't something to dwell on right now.

So, moving on.

"…Why did you choose me?"

I crossed my arms, leaned against the wall, and looked at the girl.

Meanwhile, I tried to evoke the crack she had formed but still felt nothing.

"Because your magic was exceptionally pure. It was the most enchanting among anyone in this world. Only with such pure magic could you use space abilities."

I had trained in Goliath's magic cultivation method, practicing even more diligently than he had as a child. Thanks to that, my magic was nearly 100% purified.

"I was drawn to you from the start and chose you."

The girl pointed at me with her crumb-covered finger, her face full of pride, expecting me to be impressed.

"So, I bestowed my authority upon you, stuck by your side, and waited for you to reach at least a basic level…!"

Her voice held a refined grandiosity that didn't match her sharp cat-like eyes.

"…Like a stalker?"

"I warn you. If you call me that nonsense title again, it will not end well."

The girl replied smoothly and eloquently, in a firm tone.

Ignoring her.

"Does that mean the original Golden Sheep could intervene in living beings' unique abilities?"

"You could think of it that way. Though the original one doesn't seem interested in such matters."

"Is there anyone else with a similar case?"

"There's one more. The one who invaded my space last time."

She was referring to Goliath.

It was the incident when the Blessing of the Golden Sheep manifested.

"That guy also has another Golden Sheep. We each have our authority and exist individually. Though not as capable as me."

The girl licked the chip seasoning off her fingers, created a crack in the air, and threw the chip bag inside.

So my unique ability could be used as a trash bin too.

It seemed to have limitless, albeit trivial, uses.

"Anyway, the one who chose that guy has the appearance of a goat monster."

The girl mimicked goat horns with her hands on either side of her head.

"If I were to be born as a human, why choose such a monstrous appearance? Tsk…."

So, the one who granted Goliath his unique ability was another Golden Sheep derived from the original.

And they existed as separate entities with their own bodies, lives, and souls.

'Is that why his ability was called the Blessing of the Golden Sheep?'

If Goliath could converse with his unique ability's owner like I could now,

it made sense how he could explain the Blessing of the Golden Sheep.

'In the game, I thought it was just a figurative expression.'

I thought it was a term used to elevate the prestige of Goliath, the strongest in the game,

by attributing his ability to the divine Golden Sheep, like 'Zeus's Lightning' or 'Prometheus's Fire.'

'It was a literal blessing from the Golden Sheep.'

It was exactly as stated.

"And just to clarify."

The girl approached me and looked up at me.

She was much shorter than Baek-seo.

About 140 cm, maybe close to 150 cm.

Her golden hair was still disheveled.

"Don't ask me about the hole or the Golden Sheep's will."

"Why?"

"I was born after the Golden Sheep passed through 'The Hole,' and we are now separate entities. I know almost nothing. But I can say this for sure."

The girl grabbed my wrist and lifted it, opening my palm and supporting my hand.

Sss.

'Huh?'

A profound sensation washed over me like a tsunami, enveloping my entire body.

The sensation coursed through my magic circuits and eventually surged up to my palm.

Crack!

"!"

Above our palms, a crack appeared in the air.

The crack was dark and mysterious.

It looked dangerous, as if it shouldn't be touched, yet it radiated an enchanting light.

The girl smiled and said,

"I will grant you the power to control space."

At that moment, I realized the true nature of my ability.

Unique Ability: Space Domination.

The basic ability was to connect spaces at will.

My eyes widened, and my lips curled up slightly.

I had been unable to use my unique ability and had been frustrated by the lack of sensation, but now I felt pure joy.

"…That's cool."

Realizing that I had awakened a new power, a wave of delight finally hit me.

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