The President Is Always Right Part 1

Hmm...

May I assist you, President Cherino?

Have you ever heard of a character named Peroro?

Peroro?

Ah, yes. I remember a few students had a strange bird plush with that name.

It was drooling and flapping its wings. I thought it unfit for a student of Red Winter, so I confiscated all of them. Is there something the matter?

You see, I went to downtown Kivotos last weekend, and a limited edition Peroro was being sold at an auction.

Everyone was dying to get this oversized, ugly, useless stuffed character plush. They were even willing to pay double for it!

Millennium, Gehenna, and even the highbrow Trinity students were all desperate for Peroro.

Haha! How pathetic! The students at those schools are brainwashed by the freedom of information!

Red Winter Federal Academy controls such silly media in order to keep our students from being manipulated in the same way.

Hmm. But a wise leader learns even from fools.

I, the smart and wise Great Leader, have found inspiration from their idiocy and come up with a brilliant idea to strengthen our authority!

Please illuminate me, Great Leader.

It's...to bring Peroro to Red Winter Federal Academy!

Excuse me?

What?! Do your ears not work, Chairman Marina?

I said, I want to bring Peroro to Red Winter Federal Academy.

The bird may be a drooling dullard, but Kivotos students are undeniably obsessed with it.

So, if we bring Peroro here, it's sure to attract applicants from all over Kivotos, right?

An academy's power is proportional to its enrollment... If our numbers increase because of Peroro, Red Winter Academy will turn into a super academy the likes of which Trinity and Gehenna wouldn't hold a candle to!

However...Peroro has a rather small fan base.

A perfect plan, Great Leader!

Chief Secretary Tomoe?

Promotion through mascots is propaganda 101! It's only a matter of time before students flock here if we have a charming mascot of our own!

You came up with such a great plan so quickly... Excellent judgment, President Cherino!

I-Is that so?

Ahaha! Yes, of course! Naturally I, the student council president, Beautifier of Lands, Great Leader, and Athletics Club Captain would come up with a brilliant plan!

Peroro's snow-white feathers will match perfectly with the Red Winter Academy's brand. We could put him in a uniform and make him our PR manager.

And adding a big white mustache will push it right over the top. What do you think? Word of Red Winter Academy's might will spread all over Kivotos.

Yes, that was my idea exactly! Excellent, Tomoe!

But...Peroro isn't a student...or real, for that matter.

Chairman Marina, what are you mumbling about in the corner? Please, speak up!

Or...do you have complaints about my great plan?

O-Of course not! It's a...wonderful idea!

Isn't it? My plans are always perfect!

The only thing we have to figure out is how to get Peroro transferred here...

Chairwoman Marina! It'll be your responsibility to transfer Peroro to Red Winter Academy!

What?!

Are you not happy? You should be honored by the chance to execute my plan!

I shall award you with a Golden Mustache Medal once you successfully bring Peroro to Red Winter!

B-But how am I supposed to register a fictional character as a student?

The disrespect, Chairman Marina!

I saw Peroro dancing and singing in downtown Kivotos with these very eyes!

Are you saying you don't believe the words of Red Winter Academy's president, the Beautifier of Lands, Great Leader, et cetera?

N-No, it's not that...

Allow me to intervene. This is written in the Red Winter Academy rules.

Red Winter Federal Academy Rules, Article 1: President Cherino is always right.

Red Winter Federal Academy Rules, Article 2: Any person who makes a statement that violates Article 1 must be purged.

I most certainly hope you are not violating the rules, Chairman Marina.

O-Of course not, but...

(Th-This is bad! I'm going to be purged, at this rate!)

(But how am I supposed to make a fictional character into a student?)

(Hold on. I can't make the fictional Peroro real, but what if I turn something real into Peroro?)

(Heehee... Okay! I can make this work!)

You can count on me, President. I will bring Peroro to Red Winter Academy as you ordered!

Excellent. I'll be counting on you, Chairman Marina.

*yawn* Is it time for a nap already?

Tomoe... I'm sleepy...

Your bed is already prepared. Please come this way.

Transferring Peroro to Red Winter Federal Academy...

If this fails, I could lose my promotion... Or worse, I could get purged. I can't let that happen. This has to work. I have to prove myself.

President Cherino is always right!