Once he had a plan, all that remained was to put it into action.
Cui Ciyou briefly explained his "idea" to Student Council President Ariel Anemoi Asura.
The princess, who excelled at weighing gains and losses and possessed both exceptional political wisdom and deft maneuvering skills, understood the significance of his proposal almost instantly.
She immediately pledged the Student Council's full cooperation. Talking to clever people really did save time and effort.
For Ariel and her Student Council, the Beastfolk's autumn mating season was an enormous headache every year.
Now, Cui Ciyou's proposal was nothing short of a potent remedy with immediate results.
Not only would it avoid escalating the conflict, it would funnel every source of chaos into a single, controllable "spillway."
Early the next morning, a carefully worded notice issued by the Student Council appeared in all the most conspicuous places on campus.
The gist of the announcement was this: to maintain order on campus while respecting Beastfolk traditions, the school administration and the Student Council had jointly decided to establish an "Honor Duel Arena."
Effective immediately, all duel challenges involving the princesses of the Doldia Tribe would take place at that venue.
"All challenges in these honor duels will be handled exclusively by Lady Eris Boreas Greyrat, the Sword King and eldest daughter of the Boreas Greyrat Family."
Alice had earned quite a reputation lately. After all, quite a few of the people she had beaten up were Beastfolk students at Ranoa University of Magic, and the Boreas name carried considerable weight there, too.
By now, everyone at Ranoa University of Magic knew the name Alice.
Among students who were passionate about actual combat in particular, Alice's fearsome reputation surpassed even that of many long-established teachers.
"Have you heard? That red-haired lunatic- ahem, that female Sword King