"Our Queen"

"Shut up...".

only one word, she can make this room silent instantly. We instantly shut up like a dog going to be fed. Yeah, woof woof. I really like dogs. For some, that word might not be special; yes, we think that too. But what makes us shut up is not that word. What makes us shut up is none other than the person who said it. She is Erika Ragnhild, and she has such a huge influence on this class.

She is the one who holds the first rank in the ‘Big Five’. We called her the "Queen of Knowledge," as she always made a miracle. With her intelligence and her glasses, she has held that rank for the three years so far. The other three classes refuse to believe this fact, as they always underestimated everyone in our class. But Erika showed that we could compete with them. but that still didn't make them get rid of their stigma. because they, too, were superior in other aspects. For that reason, some of them still look down on us, even now. Yeah, we really didn't think about all that; for us, we didn't care about this stupid competition since the end of the first semester.

Erika always played an important role in our class. like in the team quiz competition. With her, our class team quiz became so invincible. There was no way any other third-year class could beat us in a competition quiz. Unfortunately, we were always getting disqualified because we always supported them too much. But it wasn't a big deal to Erika; maybe she would just get mad for a few days. She was always so kind to everyone. That's why Erika's existence was so important to us. She was like the queen who guided us from behind. That's why we respected her so much.

"I think you should see this," she said, closing her eyes briefly and saying, "My note, please."
Just like a mantra, that word could bring forth a miracle. Right on her right arm, a hologram appeared in the shape of a small notebook. We were all amazed after seeing a hologram in person.

"I think this is the key to completing our first objective in this game if anyone has another opinion. Just say it in front of me or in this discussion according to rule number 2. We better finish this as soon as possible."

"I have a question, one question, where do you know all these things?" Mike asked.

"When I first came to this boring villa, I was too bored here, so I started thinking about my notes. I started wishing that I could read them again, and of course, all those things were just to get out of this boredom. and suddenly this holographic book appeared. Strangely, the contents and shape of this book are exactly the same as the notes in my mind, from the appearance to the contents. This is what makes me think. that our first objective in this game is to pass with the best score in the exam at the weekend," said Erika.

Everything makes sense to me. To be honest, I always trusted whatever Erika said, and I think that's how some of us felt as well. Soon after, we requested Erika to demonstrate the process for us. However, he only stated that he was dreaming. Though it seems simple, none of us were able to create that hologram. Then Erika enquired as to our fantasies. That's a question I am unable to answer. Maybe. I tried to visualize my study notebook at first, but it didn't work, so I thought maybe Erika would only recommend textbooks, which is why I eventually thought that only the books we truly enjoyed would appear. If this succeeds, I might be a target for the next few days, but if it does, then it'll make a big improvement to our knowledge.

I decided, to execute my ruthless plan. first, I close my eyes to focus. secondly, I started to remember all of the contents of that book. luckily, I remember all of the contents of that book. cause, I always read this book every Sunday. If all my predictions were correct, maybe this book would have appeared in a few seconds. but, this was too long. unlike Erika who was able to bring it up in just 5 seconds, but this was already more than 10 seconds. damn, I failed to be a goddamned hero again.

Because it didn't work for me, I tried the last theory. I thought if other people tried to do the same thing as me, it would work. however, it would be impossible for everyone to succeed. in fact, there are some of us here who really hate books. so I'm not sure if they can do it. finally, I tried to convey my suggestion to Mike, the class president. maybe, if he feels that this can make it easier for us to find the answer, he will tell everyone in this class about my idea.

After I tell him everything that's on my mind. Mike directly said.

"Wow Alvin, you're a genius." While showing his surprised face. But, there is something strange here. his face is kind of made up.

"Maybe your mom would say that, But not me. I already thought about it from the earliest days, and maybe some people here who have a higher IQ than you have been thinking about this since you were born."

"But, I appreciate this, you dare to express your opinion. Respect dude..." while patting my shoulder and again trying to bring it up.

yeah, that's Mike, without a doubt. his mouth immediately attacked my soft heart. hahaha, maybe I from 2 years ago would say that. but seriously, he is like that. For people who are not familiar with him, they might punch him after he says those things. yea, I think it's natural. a long time ago, I also wanted to punch him. behind it all, he has a trait that Erika doesn't have. that is, a great leadership spirit. he is firm and always pays attention to his group. that's why, we always choose him to be the leader in this class.

in every semester, the homeroom teacher always changes. and strangely they always requested the same thing, which is the change of class leader. what makes it strange is that they always force us to choose a new class leader. in the other class, they don't get this kind of thing. Yeah, we are used to this treatment. the school always looks down on us, and always privileges other third-grade classes. I don't know why they do all these things. maybe, because we always do embarrassing things, or because Erika always manages to rank first. no matter how hard they try to do all these things. we will still be ourselves, and Mike will always be our leader. even though he is not recognized as class president, by the school.

and we're back to the problem that will be the biggest problem of the semester. because until now, no one has managed to bring up the hologram. when we were all confused, I heard a loud laugh. I tried to find out where the sound came from. it turned out that the sound came from Erika. for a few moments, she was laughing out loud. Maybe, this will be included in the rare event that has ever happened in this class. As far as I know, Erika is not someone who often laughs out loud like that. usually, if she sees something funny she will just chuckle like a normal girl. but this, makes her look like a witch who managed to give a poisoned apple to snow white.

Over time, her laughter became less and less. when it stopped, Irvan tried to ask her why this rare phenomenon was happening.

"Hey, what's going on with you? Are you out of your mind?" Irvan asked with a sharp gaze