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One word: Troublesome!
"can!"
Frost readily agreed to Cao Han's request, but added, "As long as you don't do anything that harms the Secret Service, you have absolute autonomy."
Next, let's follow tradition and vote.
"Two votes in favor."
Angers cast his vote in favor without hesitation; as the leader of the Secret Party, he was the only one with the power to have two votes.
The old monk: "Agreed."
Balding middle-aged school board member: "Abstain."
Elsa Gottingen was silent for a few seconds before speaking, to Frost's surprise, "Abstain."
Upon seeing this, Elizabeth Laurent's lips curved into a beautiful smile: "Agreed."
With four votes in favor, more than half the votes were received, meaning that Cao Han's request had been accepted by the Board of Trustees without Frost's need to make a statement.
Chapter 129 Honorary School Board Member
“I don’t think verbal approval is enough.”
After waiting for Frost to also cast his vote in favor, Angers rang the copper bell in his hand again without saying a word, "I propose that Cao Han be given an honorary title of school board member to ensure that he can have absolute autonomy."
Good guy~
Upon hearing this, Cao Han's eyes lit up instantly.
It must be said that experience matters; if Angers had made this proposal before the board members voted in favor, it might not have passed.
But the situation is different now.
The board members had just voted more than half in favor of Cao Han having absolute autonomy in the Secret Party, and then they proposed the title of "honorary board member" as a guarantee, which was tantamount to putting everyone present on the hot seat of the fire.
If I don't agree... it feels like I'm just giving people the impression that I was just making excuses.
But agreeing... an honorary board member is still a board member, even if they don't enjoy the same rights as the others, it's still a significant change in status and position.
He went from being a student to someone who was on equal footing with them.
"Principal Angers is very thoughtful," Cao Han said, not holding back his praise.
"Not at all, not at all~ Cao Han, your feat of killing the White King alone is enough to earn you the title of Honorary School Director. Such a record is unprecedented in the thousands of years of history of the Secret Party!"
Angers spoke with utmost sincerity; he said exactly what he meant.
If it were him...
He shook his head, putting the absurd idea in his mind to the bottom of his heart; such a fruitless assumption was meaningless.
But the only thing Angers was certain of was that if he were to face the White King directly, even if he couldn't actually kill him, he would burn his life to take a piece of flesh!
"Since no one is expressing their opinion, let's proceed directly to the voting process. I'll cast my two votes in favor first."
"Agree."
“Agree +1”
"..."
What is the significance of absolute autonomy?
It's clear from the literal meaning that they had no chance of controlling Cao Han anyway, so what loss could there be if something didn't even exist?
In essence, being an honorary school board member is just a title of honor; in reality, the board members do not lose anything.
Those who are good at weighing the pros and cons naturally recognized the reality immediately and cast their vote in favor without hesitation.
Since it's an unchangeable fact, it's better to do Cao Han a favor from the start, which might even bring them a little closer.
Even if we can't be on good terms, we should at least maintain a state where we can't become enemies.
This time, it wasn't a matter of majority rule; it was a unanimous vote from the board of directors.
In other words!
From this moment on, Cao Han was no longer an ordinary student of Kassel College, but an honorary board member of Kassel College!
As the dust settled, Angers wore a triumphant smile, realizing that inviting Cao Han to the board meeting was a huge win.
It's unclear whether there were truly no other issues to discuss, or whether the board members simply didn't want to.
Anyway, the board meeting ended abruptly, and the moment the end was announced, Frost immediately got up from his seat and left without looking back, leaning on his cane.
The old monk disappeared from the room in an orderly fashion, and no one worried about where he went, since the castle was still their territory.
Before leaving, the balding, middle-aged school board member, dressed in a tight racing suit, made a special gesture of goodwill towards Cao Han, albeit in a rather unique way: "Does School Board Member Cao Han like cycling? Perhaps we could ride together sometime and exchange ideas?"
"Okay, there's a chance, there's a chance!"
You can't hit someone who's smiling, so Cao Han responded with a smile.
The remaining two young female school board members, Aisha Gottingen, looked back repeatedly as she left, clearly reluctant to part.
Previously, it was because of Uncle Frost's status, but now that he's gone, there are fewer concerns.
Every young girl dreams of love, especially since Western girls receive a different kind of education than those in the East. Her eyes, when she looked at Cao Han, seemed to hold little stars deep within them.
Unfortunately, she couldn't fight against the powerful, and in the end, she had no choice but to leave under the butler's forceful dragging.
"We can talk about it after we leave."
Angers shook his head, interrupting Elizabeth Laurent who was about to speak, after all, this was someone else's territory.
If someone secretly installed some kind of listening device, who would be able to find out?
Even if everyone tacitly agrees to do certain things, they are not suitable to be discussed openly.
When we arrived at the castle, we were driven by a staff member, but when we left, we were driven by the principal of Angers himself in a Maserati GranCabrio.
Anyone familiar with Tokyo, Japan knows that Tokyo has two major trends: adult films and car chases.
Hilbert Jean Angers's few hobbies included racing, which he developed during his time in Tokyo. By extension, he also developed a genuine love for his Maserati GranCabrio.
"Principal Angers personally drove me around. If this were posted on the Night Watchers forum, it would probably make all the students envious."
Sitting in the passenger seat, Cao Han felt the gentle breeze carrying a hint of ocean moisture caressing his cheeks, and his mood naturally became relaxed and cheerful. He couldn't help but start joking around.
"Hahaha, it might be an honor for this old man to drive for a legendary student." Angers, with his humorous personality, joked back.
"By the way, let me introduce you to Elizabeth Laurent, the current head of the Laurent family. She's one of my juniors. You young people can interact and visit each other more often."
In case I suddenly pass away someday, I hope Cao Han will take care of me for my sake.
Cao Han: "Huh!?"
At first, it was fine, but later on, it started to sound like he was entrusting his son to someone else.
If the story were to unfold as it did in the original novel, given Angers' "avenger" nature, he would inevitably perish in the war against the dragons.
but!
"But he's here now, isn't he?" "What are you saying, Principal? With your bloodline level, living another thirty or fifty years is a piece of cake. How could it be my turn to take care of you?"
Sensing that Cao Han's words contained a hint of trying to comfort him, Angers sighed rather unusually softly: "You should know more or less about me from Fingel."
"The Chosen Avengers?"
"Oh? Is this the latest nickname the students gave me?"
"No, that's not it." Cao Han shrugged. "The Kassel College might have needed your strength to charge ahead before, but now I'm here!"
You can rest assured and stay in the rear to strategize and plan, leave the small things like charging into battle to me.
"Those few little lizards? I can easily handle them!"
"Hahahahaha..."
Cao Han's words were perhaps the most heartwarming thing Angers had heard all year, and his hearty laughter echoed in the car for a long time.
Even Elizabeth Laurent in the back seat couldn't help but be deeply moved and smiled knowingly.
To be fair, she did treat Angers as an elder, and seeing him so happy naturally made her happy too.
Cao Han had assumed that Principal Angers would drive them to a more secluded place to discuss matters.
totally unexpected……
The Maserati GranCabrio eventually stopped on the road next to the beach. Just walk down the steps to the golden sand and the blue sea under the sun.
What is the most distinctive feature of beaches abroad?
Bikinis, of course!
At first glance, Cao Han noticed a number of naturally beautiful foreign girls walking openly on the beach, chatting and laughing with their companions without any apparent concern.
It was at this moment that Cao Han noticed Principal Angers's attire: a floral shirt, beach shorts with a coconut tree pattern, and beach flip-flops.
Under his dumbfounded gaze, he casually took out a pair of sunglasses from the breast pocket of his shirt and put them on.
Judging from his appearance alone, who would imagine that he is a 130-year-old man?
I'm afraid even people in their thirties or forties would believe it!
Moreover, everyone has their own preferences, and mature, stable older men are indeed the type that many young women like.
This speaks volumes about Angers' popularity.
Thanks to the publicity surrounding the once-in-a-century meteor shower, the beach was packed with people.
I had only been on the beach for a few minutes when I was surrounded by a group of beautiful young women.
"Tsk tsk tsk~ Principal Angers is really still going strong and popular!" Cao Han, who was behind him, couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.
Standing side by side, Elizabeth Laurent nodded in agreement.
They had been in Portofino, this small harbor town, for quite some time, and she had already witnessed firsthand how popular her elder was.
She appeals to almost everyone, from teenage girls to young women!
Fortunately, Cao Han's casual attire didn't stand out too much on the beach, and his height of over 1.8 meters was just average in a foreign country full of tall people.
In addition, he deliberately wore glasses to conceal his imposing presence, so to the average person he just looked like a reasonably good-looking Eastern man, but that was about it.