"All right, girls, our first student council election officially begins now! Take out your voting devices and choose the big sister you like and trust the most!"
A gentle, refined voice carried across the entire field, and the lingering chatter instantly fell silent.
One by one, the girls running for student council president solemnly took the stage to explain their plans for office and win their fellow girls' approval.
Hibana was the first to take the stage. Proud as she was, she refused to remain beneath anyone, even Irene, whom she liked and respected most. As a spatial mage, the strongest combat specialist among the mages, she wore a black Lolita dress and gleaming black leather shoes. She walked steadily to the podium and bowed deeply to Elsa, the academy's most respected principal.
Then she accepted the microphone Elsa handed her with a warm gaze and a broad smile.
Her pale blue hair, which had grown longer, fluttered in the breeze. Her increasingly aloof face naturally carried an air of solemnity.
Hibana swept her cold, sharp gaze over the girls below, who looked back with awe and a measure of respect.
She gently parted her pretty little lips.
"Hello, everyone. My name is Hibana. This is my first time running for student council president, and I hope you'll support me. The world respects the strong. Having lived through the dark age of the Gastrea, we should all understand that weakness is the original sin. So, if I have the honor of becoming student council president, I will strengthen the supervision of our studies and strive to make every sister a mage as powerful as I am."
The moment Hibana finished speaking, a burst of applause erupted below. Girls holding enormous banners in support of their leader screamed wildly.
**"Boss Hina,