Chapter 10

Alisha finally regained a bit of consciousness.

【What... Right, I failed to take down that senior warrior student named Angel, and instead, she took me down. Uh, that means Michelle and I are both defenseless now? If I open my eyes, will I see a perverted scene that only appears in H-games? Come on, this is a bit much, isn't it? I don't want to be... you know, and then get a bad ending. Let me reload the game! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get real! This isn't a game!】

A metallic clanging sound reached Alisha's ears, but it seemed distant, as if it were coming from the other side of the world.

Metal? Chains? Shackles!? Bondage play!? A vivid image flashed in Alisha's mind: she and Michelle, completely naked, bound together in an awkward yet alluring pose with thick chains, their intimate areas adorned with bright roses.

【Wait a minute! This isn't the time for fantasies! I need to regain my senses quickly!】

The metallic sound grew closer and clearer. Alisha suddenly realized that it wasn't the sound of metal chains, but the clashing of swords.

She couldn't help but open her eyes.

Li Hua, using bright white first-level martial qi, was rapidly changing positions to attack Angel, who was also moving quickly. Although Angel was now at the end of her strength, with her blue martial qi flickering, a camel, even when it's dying, is still bigger than a horse, and Li Hua couldn't handle her.

Li Hua launched another attack, her sword blade glowing with martial qi, slicing through the air like a dazzling white lightning bolt towards Angel, who was not in position to dodge. Angel raised her sword to block. A blue light flashed with a loud sound, and a fierce gust of wind scattered flowers, grass, and sand.

Li Hua was pushed back several meters, her feet digging deep grooves into the ground. Angel, however, remained unmoved, as if the clash was just a gentle breeze.

But Alisha noticed that sweat was already beading on Angel's forehead, and her breathing was already erratic. However, this was all based on Li Hua's full-force attacks. Once Li Hua's martial qi was depleted, defeat would come quickly. And it was only a matter of time. A first-level warrior's total martial qi and recovery speed couldn't compare to a third-level warrior's.

Alisha had to take down Angel before Li Hua's martial qi was depleted!

Alisha struggled to sit up, using her left hand to steady herself on the ground and her right hand to grasp her staff, raising it with difficulty and aiming it at the two in the field: "Speed Boost! Wind Bind!"

Li Hua, who was already moving at a speed comparable to Angel's, finally gained the upper hand with the added boost, completely overwhelming Angel, whose speed was now hindered. Li Hua shouted, "Thanks!" and launched a fierce attack. It seemed as if a white whirlwind had formed in the field, swallowing the faint blue figure.

Li Hua tried to attack Angel from different directions, but Angel calmly blocked each one with her sword. Bright sparks and intense martial qi burst from the clashing one-handed swords, accompanied by the sound of metal and the fierce cries of the girls, forming a beautiful moment against the backdrop of the sunset and the grass.

However, Angel's movements were already becoming disordered. She didn't often use martial qi to enhance her speed but instead moved in small circles to defend, only using martial qi to push Li Hua back during their clashes.

The battle would end just like before, but this time the victor and the loser would be reversed.

"Alisha, you're awake?" Michelle, still tied up nearby, asked, "Don't force yourself to cast spells; it's bad for your body."

【Can't you worry about yourself first? Like, 'Help me untie these ropes' or something.】

"I'm fine. I have 'Resilience LV9' and 'HP, EN Recovery (Large)' as my innate abilities."

"…What? I don't understand," Michelle said, tilting her head.

"It's okay if you don't understand. The readers will get it."

The sound of their conversation also snapped Donelson out of his daze. He roared and tried to pounce on them to take them as hostages, but the blue current that emerged from the tip of Alisha's staff aimed at him made him stop involuntarily.

"Impossible! How do you still have mana?" Donelson, who no longer looked like a noble, glared with bloodshot red eyes, full of resentment, like a gambler who had lost everything.

Indeed, he had gathered almost all the family's servants who had been placed in the academy and even spent a large sum to hire a senior student. But now, none of this had worked. Although Donelson himself had a backup plan to escape, his servants were doomed. The academy's handling of such serious incidents was always "expulsion."

This meant that Donelson would be alone in the academy for the entire school year. Until the next recruitment, he wouldn't have a single follower. For a vain noble who liked to put on a show, this was unacceptable.

"I'm not special, just have an amazing recovery ability," Alisha shrugged, "Also known as a cockroach."

"We're not done yet!" Donelson said, pulling something from his pocket, "One day, I'll make you kneel before me and lick my toes like a bitch!"

"Your whining is really ruining the natural scenery," Alisha, who was past the age of impulsively punching, was unmoved, "If you want to run, do it now. Otherwise, I'll be happy to invite you to a farewell dinner in the principal's office."

Donelson pulled out a scroll, tore it open, and disappeared in a flash of white light.

"Teleportation scroll? I thought he was trying to deliberately anger me and then use some secret magical item to attack me," Alisha scratched her cute little head, "Waste of an expression."

"Mission complete. Defeated Donelson and his subordinates. Reward: 'Double Dragon Flash' and removal of the restriction on using second-level martial qi in battle."

With a "clank," after Donelson fled, Angel casually threw her sword aside and sat on the ground.

"Um? Senior Angel?" Alisha, after untieing Michelle, cautiously approached and asked.

"Ah? Oh, sorry. I'm really sorry for putting you through this," Angel pulled her legs together and rested her chin on her knees, "I won't run. When the teachers come, just tell them the truth."

"Even if it means you'll be expelled?" Li Hua put away her sword.

"I'll take responsibility for my actions!" Angel said.

"Then, can you testify that Donelson was the mastermind?" Alisha asked.

"…Sorry! I can't," Angel hesitated and shook her head.

"Figures." Alisha took out a comb from her bracelet and began to tidy her hair, "Senior, do you have a family member or friend who is seriously ill and needs money for treatment?"

"How did you know?"

"From your standard knight's creed, 'I take responsibility for my actions,' I can tell you don't owe any gambling debts or high-interest loans. But Donelson said he paid you, so you must be short on cash. As a martial arts student, you wouldn't need to spend a lot of money on anything, so it must be a family member or friend who is in trouble." Alisha finished combing her hair and then pulled Michelle in front of her to sit on the grass and began to comb her hair.

"Is it an illness? Blackmail? Or an accident?" Li Hua also began to analyze.

"If it were an accident, the perpetrator would have to pay compensation," Alisha took out a ribbon that came with the letter and tied Michelle's hair again, "And I don't think any lowlife would dare to blackmail a civilian family with a daughter studying at Hope Garden. Because the civilian students at Hope Garden are all symbols of excellence, and no one would want to offend a future high-level warrior. So the only possibility left is an illness. And when you were asked if you could testify against Donelson, you clearly hesitated. Because he knows your family or friend is seriously ill and needs money, which is why he hired you to do something that would get you expelled if discovered. You're afraid of his retaliation, right?"

"Uh-huh." Angel nodded silently.

"Great analytical skills. Little Alisha doesn't seem like she's only 12 years old," Li Hua pounced and hugged Alisha and Michelle together, "Actually, it's because you haven't developed yet, right?"

"…Go to hell."

【She's right about the age thing. Sweat!】

"But now, it looks like you won't get that guy's commission, right?"

"It's fine. I brought it upon myself. But I did get a deposit, and I can earn the remaining 1000 gold coins by becoming a mercenary after I drop out."

【By the time you earn enough, your family member will probably be dead, Senior.】

Just like the police always arrive late, at this moment, the librarian, Senior Larven, and the teachers finally appeared in front of the girls.

"What can I say?" The teacher who had dealt with Alisha and Michelle's assault earlier said, laughing and crying, "Another assault?"

"Uh-huh!" Alisha gave a cute smile.

"Alright, I won't ask who the mastermind is. I guess you won't say. Just be more careful in the future," the teacher said to Angel, "So, you're a third-year student. Why were you here?"

"I was…"

Alisha interrupted, "Thanks to Senior Angel, who happened to pass by and saw us being attacked. She drew her sword and saved us."

The teacher looked at the disheveled Angel, shook his head, and said nothing more, "Alright, Larven, take them to the infirmary for treatment."

【It's obvious. The injuries give it away… Oh well, as long as everyone is fine.】

"Um…" Angel hesitated.

Alisha winked at her and shook her head slightly.

The teachers left with the injured, and Larven, while comforting the frightened Michelle, led the way. She had found Li Hua and notified the teachers but didn't know the exact location of the incident, so she had to ask other students about Li Hua's whereabouts, which took some time.

"Finally, it's over!" Li Hua stretched, "Let's go eat, let's go eat!"

"Before that, Hua, I have a question for you," Alisha walked up to Li Hua, "You must have received the letter from Senior Larven and came to find me, right?"

"Of course! How about it? Thank me?"

"Although I told Senior Larven in the note at the library that she might be followed and not to notify the teachers but to go to the girls' dormitory to give you the letter I had hidden in a book, so she didn't immediately find the teachers. So—" Alisha suddenly hit Li Hua's head with her staff, "Why didn't you report to the teachers and come alone? Are you an idiot?"

"Ouch~~~~~~~! Ah, that's right! I could have reported to the teachers and come together!"

Everyone's heads were suddenly filled with black lines.

【Although you didn't call the teachers as I expected, which almost led to our defeat and the escape of Donelson, your character of rushing to help a friend in trouble without thinking is really admirable. Thank you, Hua.】

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By the time everyone was treated and had dinner, it was already past 7 PM.

After saying goodbye to each other in the girls' dormitory, Alisha and Li Hua finally arrived at the door of room 2A09.

"Ah, I'm exhausted! This pre-dinner exercise is really tiring," Li Hua said as she opened the door.

【Today was really terrible.】

The light in the room was on, and there were two people inside.

"Wow, looks like our dorm is full. Congratulations," Li Hua said as she entered the room.

A silver-haired girl who was reading at the desk stood up first, "Ah, you must be the other two roommates. Hello, I'm Chasy Links."

And a brown-haired girl who was sitting on the bed, holding a foundation box, only looked up when she heard the voices and quickly put away the foundation box, performing a noble greeting, "Hello. I'm Cecilia Robin. Please take care of me."

Alisha couldn't help but observe the two.

Chasy was taller than the average girl, with a normal figure. Her fair skin and delicate features, combined with her waist-length, exceptionally dazzling silver hair, made her look like an angel who had mistakenly entered the mortal world, pure and noble. Alisha almost drooled when she came to her senses. Then she remembered seeing Chasy on the beauty ranking in "The Secret Garden," and she was even ranked second.

Compared to Chasy's stunning beauty, Cecilia was a more straightforward and elegant beauty. Cecilia's figure was similar to Michelle's, short but with excellent curves. Her face, while not as beautiful as Michelle's, was well-maintained and made up, making her not inferior in comparison. Unfortunately, she didn't make it to the ranking list.

After introducing themselves to Li Hua, Alisha learned from the conversation that the two were also magic students—meaning they were in the same class.

Realizing this, Li Hua immediately wiped away tears and hugged Alisha, crying, "Wah~~~ I'm the only one in the martial arts department. Alisha, I'm so lonely!"

"Sure, sure, sure. You're not hugging a girl, you're hugging loneliness," Alisha pushed her away, "Can you, the lonely one, stop smearing your tears and snot on my uniform?"

"If you don't want to be hugged, just say so. How would I know?"

【I think you know very well.】

Li Hua put her hands in front of her eyes and sighed, "But Alisha's touch is really something! If a man had hugged you just now, he would have been overjoyed, right?"

"No, I think he would have been knocked out by me."

"Then, you two," Li Hua suddenly turned to Chasy and Cecilia, who were watching the scene as if it were a comedy show, "Let me hug you too and see who has the best touch, okay?"

Their faces immediately changed.

"No, no need," Cecilia even made a standard anti-wolf gesture, hugging her chest and stepping back.

"Smack!" Alisha's staff hit Li Hua's head hard, "Enough!"

"Yahaha! Just a joke!" Li Hua said, with a smoking bump on her head.

Alisha pointed at Chasy and Cecilia without any mercy, "Really? You didn't see their faces saying, 'This doesn't look like a joke at all'?"

"Uh…"

Alisha's final attack: "Actually, Hua, you're a guy, right? A pervert who disguised as a girl to infiltrate the girls' dormitory, right?"

Chasy's lips twitched, clearly trying hard not to laugh.

And Li Hua had already turned gray and was in the corner, muttering something.

Alisha listened carefully and heard, "Being a woman is a mistake."

【This person is really scary!】

Alisha thought, her face turning red.

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