Act 2 Vol. 2 Ch. 1 Ep. 2: Gehenna Heritage League

And you are...?

We're here to tell you to stop this pointless squabbling.

That didn't answer her question.

Prepare for trouble!

And make it double!

To reclaim Gehenna's lost pride and restore an era of brilliant glory!

The Gehenna Heritage League has arrived!

Yaha! It looks like things have quieted down now. To think, you seniors were ready to tear each other apart...

Myouraku Caren, Assistant Chair of the Gehenna Heritage League, at your service.

Our apologies for the commotion. But a radical change is always followed by a shock.

I am Igarashi Shouko, Secretary of the Gehenna Heritage League.

And I am our humble president, Furihata Mayumi! Nice to meet you!

By "heritage"... Do you mean to say that you're promoting some sort of Gehennan cultural revival?

Yup! That's exactly right!

Kihe! You truly are ambitious! Our underclassmen display outstanding spirit.

Nevertheless...one thing vexes me.

You speak as if Gehenna isn't already thriving.

Why would you imply such a thing?

"Why" indeed...?

Naturally...

It's because the current Gehenna is anything but "thriving"!

Excuse me? What do you mean by that?!

We mean what we say, esteemed Chairman. The current Gehenna is no longer glorious. It's not even "acceptable."

Preposterous! If Gehenna is not glorious under my reign, then what possibly could be?

That's exactly the problem!

What?!

As she said. This is precisely the point we wish to make.

Right now, Gehenna is branded as the laughingstock of Kivotos, a gathering place for troublemakers and misfits.

But Gehenna used to be different. It had a respected reputation and a proud history.

Our great school unfolded its ambitions across all of Kivotos, and every academy both feared and revered Gehenna.

Now, schools and students everywhere treat us as troublemakers. Practically second-class citizens!

And why shouldn't they? There's no discipline here, no unity or school pride! It's all nothing but chaos.

Chairman Makoto, and the members of the Pandemonium Society, I hereby declare...

You are responsible for Gehenna's sorry state!

Tch!!!

That's...

The Pandemonium Society. You, the best among us, represent the students of Gehenna, yet you have abdicated your sworn duties.

You've become nothing more than a gang that exploits the students' apathy to waste our budget on bizarre policies.

Sure, most of the time. But sometimes...rarely, QUITE rarely, we actually...

"Rarely" is not good enough! You should ALWAYS be working for the betterment of the school!

Most times, it feels like you're more invested in harassing the Prefect Team than helping us students.

Well, that's only Makoto...

You waste the limited budget while neglecting where the money's actually needed! Because of you, Gehenna has lost its competitive power!

And that's not all. We haven't so much as formally DISAGREED with Trinity ever since the Eden Treaty fell through!

We prioritized our agreement with Schale...

In the end, though, it basically amounts to Gehenna backing down! We've lost our standing!

Is that what you really want, Chairman? Are these the actions of a capable and generous leader?

Tch... Are you taunting me...?!

Well, THIS is a refreshing change of pace...!

Prefect Team, you are also part of the problem.

What?

The Prefect Team is meant to uphold discipline and the public morals of Gehenna Academy.

But what people are SAYING is that all of you, save the Head Prefect, are mere nuisances.

What?! You've got some nerve...!

But I disagree with those people.

Huh...?

Even without the Head Prefect, the Prefect Team is still the strongest armed force in Gehenna. I carry no doubts regarding that.

And yet!

Even with such power, all you do is lash out at ordinary troublemakers and squabble with the Pandemonium Society.

No, we always attempt to deescalate. Violence, I mean...necessary use of force, comes afterward!

Yaha, that's not our point!

We're saying that you also bear responsibility for the fact that Gehenna, an academy with boundless potential, has failed to unite as one.

What is the Prefect Team's goal? Dubious order and discipline...like we have now? As we've had for a while?

Or do you only play at being the "Prefect Team" when targeting some rebellious students who happen to cross your path?

What...? "Play"?

Caren's words might be a little bit harsh, but she speaks the truth! The Prefect Team hasn't managed a single thing properly!

Why act so vaguely? Why not be proactive and enact real change?

I can answer that question.

H-Head Prefect...

Head Prefect...!

"Vague"... You might see it that way.

I'd say we have successfully fulfilled our role. There must be a place for vagueness, ambiguity.

It seems like you want us to establish firm order and discipline.

And while that might sound nice on paper, it is different from the Gehenna we are trying to create.

Because what we seek is a free Gehenna.

That only sounds good on the surface. You speak as if freedom is always positive.

In today's Gehenna, freedom has long since degenerated into unbridled license.

And that is why we, the Prefect Team, are here. We are those who draw the line that must not be crossed.

To cross that line, one must go past us. And we will always stand our ground.

...

H-Hmph... Posturing at being "cool" does not make it reality...

Head Prefect, to summarize...

The Prefect Team will continue to maintain its vague position. Dubious, yet authoritative. Is that a fair interpretation?

Plainly, yes.

That's her answer, President.

Yes. I heard her.

I understand the Prefect Team's sentiment! And the Pandemonium Society's, too!

So, no one wants to unite Gehenna into one.

Then I have nothing more to discuss! Now that we know the problem, all that's left is to fix it!

What are you planning to do?

In order to unite Gehenna...

We'll do all sorts of things!

Like what...?

I'm not great at explanations, so I can't divulge all the details here and now...

But you should sit back and watch what we're about to do!

Because this is where Gehenna's future will be reborn!

...Those were some lively underclassmen.

Hmph... They have admirable spirit, but it is nothing but meaningless posturing.

They lack skill and experience. No matter how hard they try, they could never hope to threaten the unassailable position of me, the Great Makoto! Kihehe!

L-Looks like something fun's starting up!