Surviving as the Second Main Lead: Second Lead's POV

"I would like to welcome everyone and thank you all for joining the scent club as well. I know we are a small group and we do not have many resources, but we will still try our best to help you all develop."

Emma watched as the club president gave his speech. He was so cool and calm as he spoke about passion and following one's dreams.

Emma looked around for Horas but Horas was nowhere to be seen. Emma tried not to be too disappointed by this since it was a given, he would not be here. Horas was not even a part of this club.

'Do not be a fool and expect Horas to follow you around. It was a coincidence, a one-time thing that Yohan was here. Do not expect this to keep on happening.'

Emma shook her head to clear the misunderstanding. She could not let her feelings blind her from the truth she knew.

"Aww, Horas did not come in the end."

"I guess he got bored of this club in the end. And I wanted to see him as well to confirm his feelings for me."

"Do not be foolish. As if Horas likes you! He likes me and besides, there was no way Horas could be here today. He's part of the exploration club and they are having their new members orientation today as well."

Emma tried hard not to head the gossip but it was difficult when these people were talking so loudly just beside her.

There was also the fact that Emma was interested in this topic of conversation so her attention was driven toward it no matter what she did.

'Ah, Horas was a part of the exploration club so he needed to be there. It is not like I have been abandoned by him or anything. I should not be so discouraged by this one setback.'

Emma pumped herself up as she looked up. Senior Kevin met her eyes and he smiled her way. Emma felt her mouth unconsciously pull itself up into a smile.

Senior Kevin smiled at her back and waved her way. Emma waved back and received quite a few glares for her effort. Many seniors who liked senior Kevin did not like that Emma was close to him.

She tried not to let these glares bother her but it was difficult. She had no friend in this club to keep her company.

"Alright everyone, we will now be opening a very special scent box prepared by Kevin. I hope you are all ready for this surprise."

The club president joked as he brought forth a medium-sized box. It was black and tightly sealed. It also had some kind of label too small for Emma to be able to read.

She watched in excitement as Senior Kevin unpacked the box but it was closed shut by a metallic cat before the lid could open.

Everyone know who Tora was and they were all shocked to see her place herself on top of the box with the weight of her whole body behind it. Even the club president was surprised at the sudden turn of events.

Things had gotten awkward suddenly and no one knew how to continue. They could not just pick Tora up and put her down. The mechanical cat would not allow that to happen and you would end up losing your fingers in the progress.

"Well, looks like the cat said no Kevin. We will have to try this another day."

The club president sounded sorry and amused by this turn of events. No one could have seen this coming and they could not just call Horas over to take the cat away as well.

Senior Kevin bit his finger between his teeth in a nervous manner as he watched Tora challenge him with her black eyes. He was sure that the mechanical cat knew what was in the box and she would let it be known.

If the news of him carrying such illegal substances leaked out then his reputation would be done for. And not only his reputation but Emma's trust in him would also be shattered.

'I cannot let that happen. I need to get Emma out of here today so that we can start out plans. We need Howard Spencer to exchange himself for his friend.'

Since Kevin knew all this, he decided to take a risk.

No one was prepared when Kevin decided to clutch the box in front of him and throw Tora away. She landed on her legs and groaned toward Kevin but he had opened the box already.

"Hey Kevin, calm down. You will get another chance to - what the hell is that?"

Only those who were at the podium and close enough knew what happened. But Emma was far enough to not have seen the exact exchange that took place. So, she was surprised when everyone gasped out in horror and began to run.

But the doors to this scent room had been closed off already. One by one, people began to fall. Emma only realized that it was due to this weird scent when it reached her but it was too late to do anything at that point.

"Emma, do not sleep, and don't worry. I will help you out of here soon."

Senior Kevin's voice was the last thing Emma heard. She knew she should not trust him but Emma had no idea why her mind was telling her this.

Kevin made his way across the room with a gas mask on his face. The scent he had released had made the room dark and foggy. It had also caused everyone else to fall asleep as well.

The only bad thing about it was that it had not worked on Tora since she was a mechanical beast. But the scent was enough to distract her and cause small hallucinations.

Once Kevin was done kidnapping Emma, he quickly got out of the room and into the hallway. Now he needed to leave the academy and his mission would be over.

He had successfully managed to kidnap a person from this academy so he was sure to be promoted. And then he would be given enough resources to do what he wanted - open a perfume shop in the city.