On Monday morning, the atmosphere in the City Assembly was very strange. Everyone was busy or pretending to be busy, but every once in a while, they could not help but glance at a certain corner from the corner of their eyes. It was as if something was attracting them there, and the cause of all this was the guy sitting there with his legs crossed.
The president of the Gudilesi branch of the Magic Association, the manager of all the magicians in the university town, the proud disciple of the ninth-grade supreme magus Steins, the super genius who once swept all the southern Academy of Magic with his own strength, and the most famous nerd in Gudilesi, D 'Dardarion, walked out of his office that was filled with books and household garbage for the first time ever today and came to the city council to attend the weekly meeting.
Everyone who witnessed this scene felt as if they had seen a ghost.
One must know that someone had been absent from this activity for two years. During these two years, he had never stepped into the gate of the city council, not even once. This also set the record for the longest absence of a councilor since the establishment of the Gudilesi City Council.
Usually, all matters related to magicians in the council were handled by Vice President Lilith. At first, everyone was a little uncomfortable, but now they had gradually gotten used to D 'Dardarion's absence. After that, his chair was also removed. Many people even forgot that he was still a member of the city council.
And not only was he a member, but he was also one of the Round Table Seven.
The so-called Round Table Seven referred to the only seven core councilors in the city council who had the veto power. They were the president, the two deputy presidents, the inspector general, the resident grand scholar, the military representative, and the president of the Magic Association.
These seven people could basically represent the largest forces in the city. Any important policy or issue could not be carried out without the support of these seven people. This was also the reason why these seven people had veto power.
In every meeting of the city council, these seven people would sit at the front of the round table, which was how they got the name of the Round Table Seven.
However, in the past two years, D 'Dardarion had been absent for a long time for no reason. Considering that there was always an empty chair at the front of the round table when the council was in a meeting, it was a little too eye-catching. Therefore, after getting the approval of Vice President Lilith, D' Dardarion's exclusive chair was removed.
This also explained why the staff in the City Councilman's office were secretly sizing him up like he was a rare animal.
Early in the morning, D 'Idarion strolled into the City Parliament wearing slippers and underpants with two dark circles under his eyes. With a new set of books under his arm, he asked the beautiful receptionist at the door, "Little girl, how do I get to the meeting?"
The receptionist was startled, but she still managed to maintain her professionalism. The man in front of her did not need to attend the city council's activities, but as a qualified receptionist, she had to know the president of the Magic Association, one of the members of the Round Table Group of Seven.
"President D 'Addario, please follow me." The receptionist suppressed the shock in her heart and brought the middle-aged man who looked like he was out walking his dog early in the morning into the conference hall.
However, as soon as she entered the room, she remembered that the seat of the man in front of her had been removed. The receptionist suddenly felt nervous. She had never dealt with this legendary president before, so she did not know his temper. She was afraid that this matter would make him unhappy and vent his anger on her. After all, there were some temperamental and particularly difficult people among the council members. Fortunately, D 'Addario did not seem to be such a person. He just waved his hand as if he did not care about this matter at all. After that, he randomly picked a seat at the back and sat down.
The receptionist breathed a sigh of relief. "Is there anything else, President D 'Addario?"
The man took out the book under his arm and asked, "Oh, right. What time do you usually have your regular meeting?"
It was probably the first time that the receptionist girl had encountered such a tricky question. She was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly replied, "The … The weekly meeting is at ten in the morning, and there's still about one magic hour left."
D 'Addario frowned. "So late? That won't do. As the manager of this city, do you only have this little enthusiasm for your work? If you can't even be diligent, how can you make the city flourish?! "
"…"
The receptionist's mouth was wide open. She was speechless. She thought to herself, Boss, you have only been to the city council once in two years. You don't even know the meeting place and time.
Half an hour later, other councilors finally began to arrive at the council hall. Almost everyone was shocked when they saw D 'Addario. Viscount Hutton, who was in charge of presiding over today's meeting, felt the nervousness of the receptionist. He had a bad feeling in his heart. Now, the upper class of Gudilesi City had basically reached a consensus.
When the president of the Magic Association appeared at a certain social occasion, it often meant that the people there were going to suffer. Earl Nathan's mansion was the best proof of that. That night, D 'Addario just went to the banquet to have a few bites of cake, and the result was a raging fire, causing the old earl to lose hundreds of thousands of gold coins. At the same time, Archbishop Morteris, who was present at the banquet, was kidnapped by the bandits, and his whereabouts were still unknown.
And now, he had inexplicably appeared at the weekly meeting that he never attended. Viscount Hutton subconsciously swallowed his saliva, not daring to think about it any further.
Of course, the most miserable one was the councilor whose seat was occupied by D 'Addario. The latter did not dare to say a word. He turned around and silently brought in another chair.
The president and the prosecutor general were the last two to arrive. As soon as they entered the hall, they noticed the strange atmosphere in the hall. After that, they saw someone flipping through a Holy Light comic in the back row.
Under such circumstances, of course, President Wood could not ignore him. He could only cough twice and try to squeeze a smile on his face. "President D 'Addario, long time no see. Why are you so free today?"
"Huh? As a councilor of the parliament, one of the seven members of the Round Table, is it strange for me to fulfill my duty to attend the weekly meeting?" D 'Addario raised his eyebrows, looking surprised.
President Wood almost cursed in his heart when he heard D 'Addario's words. How dare you say that? Two years ago, when everyone begged you to attend the meeting, why didn't you have this kind of awareness? This time, you must be up to something. However, Gudilesi City's management method was the voting system of the parliament. Although he was the nominal leader of the parliament, he only had the right to make proposals. As a member of the seven members of the Round Table, he could not afford to fall out with D' Addario on the spot. In the end, he just nodded at D 'Addario and walked to his seat with a sullen face.
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