Divine Luck: SSS-Rank Battle Maid Harem-Chapter 405: Monologue

Zach had planned to find Nora, the rest of his familiars, and his friends after waking up, but when the principal asked him if he wanted to hold his speech right now, he figured he might as well.

While the principal called a halt to all the lessons and asked everyone to gather in the auditorium, Yanael helped Zach clean up and get ready to stand in front of a crowd. Zach wasn’t nervous, but compared to last time he held a speech at the Academy, he had grown a lot. His words would affect the other students, and going into the world, his reputation, the words he speaks, and the actions he takes would affect how others view and interact with him.

’Maybe I should have waited a little and written something proper?’ Zach already had an idea of what he wanted to say, but maybe it wouldn’t have been so bad to come up with a proper speech and not just go for it.

But as he thought about what he wanted to say, Zach realized there was only one option. When had he not just gone for it?

Zach was done before the Academy had gathered in the auditorium, so he waited by the stage just out of view. It didn’t take long before Nora, Alzara, Soara, and Mandra arrived. The three maids were relieved to see him standing on both feet without leaning on Yanael too much.

Nora looked like she had a lot to say, but she glanced at the stage behind Zach and listened to the murmurs of the gathering crowd of over a hundred people. Now wasn’t the time to go into a scolding or rant about Zach’s recklessness.

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"I’m glad you’re back, Young Master. I’m glad you are alive," she eventually ended up saying with a light bow.

"So am I," Zach responded with a warm smile as he interrupted Nora’s bow with a hug. After hugging her for a moment, he dragged the others into it as well. He had been worried about his and their well-being when he collapsed after the world essence energy fully withdrew and let his body succumb to the backlash.

Yanael especially had been on the verge of death. He was happy that she was alive.

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He was definitely not taking advantage of the sappy atmosphere to be surrounded by warm and soft bodies pressing against him. But it was nice until the principal interrupted their hug by clearing his throat.

"I hate to disturb you, but…"

"Then don’t."

The principal grabbed Zach by the neck of his collar and picked him up like a kitten. He tossed him onto the stage.

Zach stumbled and glared back at the principal before straightening up and fixing his tie and collar.

"Ahem." He cleared his throat and scanned the crowd. He didn’t understand how he had stood here three years ago and just cockily said he was going to use them all as stepping stones. In the end, he didn’t really use any of the other students as stepping stones. He helped them, and they helped him.

The only ones he stepped on to rise higher was the underworlders and monsters.

"This is a little bit of an impromptu gathering. I apologize on the principal’s behalf and hope that none of you were dragged away from something important, but since me and the other third-years are leaving tomorrow and don’t know when or if we’re ever coming back to this place, I guess the principal wanted me to say something and all of you to hear what I have to say.

"Don’t worry, I won’t be long. I’ll just say a little something and then give you the rest of the day off.

"Now, the only question is where to begin. The beginning I suppose.

"I started my first year with no idea of what to expect. I ended it in a coma after, technically speaking, having been dead for several minutes.

"In my second year, I almost lost a classmate, did lose a classmate, but he returned now, so it’s all good. And my friend lost her arm. I also pumped Basilia full of smog—don’t tell anyone it was me, though. That led to a bunch of trouble and now Basilia’s gone.

"In my third year…A senior at the Academy betrayed us and tragically ended up dying. We were confronted by an insurmountable wall and faced with despair.

"In my fourth year, I almost died again. I was turned into stone. I was eaten by a monster twice the size of this building, but I killed it so there’s that. I also fought with an old man several hundred years old. That was pretty fun. He almost killed me and my familiars. That part wasn’t as fun. All of that happened in the span of a less than a day, I’m pretty sure."

Zach took a quick break while looking out over the crowd of fresh, naive, young, and bored faces.

"Before I got to the Academy, I was a pretty unlucky person. I’m sure some have heard of it.

"When you think of that and hear what I’ve been through, you must agree, right? I must be one unlucky son of a bitch to not only go through all that but also drag all my friends with me.

"Well, I disagree." Zach found his classmates in the crowd and looked at them as he spoke. Anerias, Violina, Julius, Nessa, Dukiel.

He looked at Nora and his familiars next to the stage.

"I am the luckiest person alive. These years have been the best of my life. So far. I’m going to look for even better years out in this vast world we call home. Some day in the future, I hope to see you all out there.

"Don’t be discouraged by whatever the principal does. Don’t let any walls stop you. Don’t let anything stop you from living your life to the fullest. If the Academy sucks, if the principal sucks, just suck back. As long as you’re students, you’ll be safe from everything but you’re own stupidity. Make use of that and do what you want while you still can.

"As soon as you graduate, you can’t shift blame to the principal anymore!

"I’ll see all of you in the future. Don’t forget to have fun while beating up each other. Forget to study, and remember that you’re done with schoolwork for today!" Zach waved and left the stage under a mix of confused applause.