11. Crush her with a sense of oppression!

Without even giving me time to react, Rayef, who just a second ago couldn’t accept the fact that she had “lost” on her home turf, fully embraced the fine tradition of the Russians—immediately becoming furious and agitated, starting to fumble for something at her waist.

Even a fool could tell that the precious item she was reaching for was definitely a firearm! Meanwhile, the script that had just been at a dangerous level changed instantly due to Rayef’s actions, so quickly that I couldn’t even intervene through the script!

[In a fit of rage, Rayef shot Euclid in the head!]

Miss Rayef, aren’t you a member of the upper class of the Russian Empire? This is way too impulsive! Is she really trying to take me out!?

Fortunately, in the next moment, before I could react, Ke Fei’er had already taken action. Although she was different from me and didn’t know that Lei Ye Fu intended to blow my head off with a single shot, that didn’t stop Ke Fei’er’s already dwindling patience with Lei Ye Fu from completely vanishing!

As soon as Lei Ye Fu made a move, she was stopped with a sharp “snap” as Ke Fei’er grabbed her wrist.

“Have you had enough? Lei Ye Fu?”

From Ke Fei’er’s perspective, she probably thought Lei Ye Fu was trying to snatch our exam papers.

“!”

Surprised, Lei Ye Fu attempted to pull her arm back, but at this level, she was no match for Ke Fei’er. Unable to break free, after a brief moment of panic, Lei Ye Fu’s attitude towards us turned even more hostile.

“What are you doing? Could it be that I was right, and you’re really cheating?”

Ke Fei’er didn’t want to argue with Lei Ye Fu, so at the moment the other party struggled to break free again, she loosened her grip. Little did she know, this Lei Ye Fu was still relentless!

“Seeing you so nervous, could it be that you’re flustered!?”

This time, Lei Ye Fu didn’t plan to shoot me in the head; instead, she aimed her gaze at the exam paper I was holding. However, as the saying goes, if you don’t drink the toast, you’ll have to drink the penalty wine. Just now, Ke Fei’er had let go, which could be interpreted as the protagonist being magnanimous, not wanting to stoop to the level of a minor antagonist, but this time…

Ke Fei’er was genuinely angry!

As soon as Lei Ye Fu reached out towards me again, Ke Fei’er swiftly grabbed her wrist and twisted it. After a pained gasp escaped Lei Ye Fu’s lips, Ke Fei’er pushed her even further away!

“First of all, we are not and will not cheat. Secondly… I’m not flustered because you touched him; I just don’t like it!”

“You…”

Pushed back, Lei Ye Fu immediately fumed, her face turning even redder as she caught sight of the onlookers outside the window, students from the academy who dared not even breathe!

Her arms crossed over her chest, she began to gesture as if preparing to do something, but such minor movements were, of course, impossible to escape notice!

【Lei Ye Fu decided to teach a lesson to the foreign student with magic!】

Since the other party made the first move, I had no need to play the coward. After all, being called a “loser” by a minor antagonist every day would make anyone unhappy.

“Ke Fei’er.”

I took a step back, stripping away her defenses, “Sixth-tier ice magic, handle it yourself.”

“Mm.”

My “insight” made Lei Ye Fu’s movements tense up, and in that fleeting moment, who knows where Alsas was playing around, suddenly transformed into the embodiment of a magic sword, flying into the classroom. After Ke Fei’er performed a snowflake-like flourish with it, she pointed it right at Lei Ye Fu’s face.

For a moment, Lei Ye Fu froze, but the expression on her face looked as if she wished to chop me into a dozen pieces.

“Lei Ye Fu! Have you had enough fun!? Do you need this emperor to hold a gun to your head before you’ll behave!?”

As Lei Di scolded sharply, the three old men from the design bureau beside her also chimed in.

“Little girl, this testing environment is safe. We’ve maintained vigilance throughout, and no one has cheated. Questioning cheating implies you suspect our design bureau is covering for someone, doesn’t it?”

“Don’t be too arrogant, noble child. A loss is a loss; being furious won’t change that.”

“And your scores are very close, so there’s no ‘absolute gap in ability,’ therefore…”

The old man wanted to say more, but it seemed Lei Ye Fu wasn’t listening at all!

“Next, there’s still ‘practical training.’ Just wait, and I hope that by then, you can still have Lady Lei Di speak for you like you do now!!”

After shooting me a resentful glance, Leifei stormed off! None of the onlooking students outside dared to stop her. Meanwhile, the scene that just unfolded naturally brought about a script that didn’t exactly fill me with joy.

【Leifei shot Oujili dead!】

A death script appeared, but I had definitely offended this girl just now, so I wasn’t surprised at all by this development.

【Leifei seeks revenge on Kefer!】

The dangerous script involving Kefer appeared for the same reason; I merely felt annoyed and troubled. But what followed was even more shocking…

【Leifei harbors resentment towards Letty!】

It was one thing to cause us trouble, but to blame Letty for it—was Leifei’s thought process wired in series instead of parallel!?

As I pondered this, Letty’s actions caught my attention.

With Leifei gone, Letty’s anger finally subsided a bit. Given the students outside still munching on their gossip, she couldn’t act too “midget” in such a public setting. After giving me a wink as a sort of “congratulations,” she continued to remind me.

“Don’t get too excited; we still have to arrange ‘practical training’ for you. Even if it’s a preliminary test, it has to be comprehensive. Design Bureau, record the results; we’re heading back!”

With that, Letty left with her three old men in a commanding manner. The group of gossiping students, rather than staying to watch us, clearly preferred to follow after Letty, quickly dispersing in her wake.

With everything over, only Kefer and I remained in the classroom.

In response to Leifei’s provocation, and after just having “vented” a bit, my lady Kefer finally calmed down from her earlier “annoyed mood.” Hesitant, she made a small, half-hearted apology to me.

“I suddenly feel… this is somewhat delaying our affairs at the academy…”

So you do know, big shot.

“If that’s the case, then don’t drag me into this mess.”

“Sorry…”

“Hey, hey, hey, I’m just joking!”

Is the protagonist really going to throw shade like that!? Though Kefer’s flustered apology was undeniably cute.

“I was planning to agree to this from the start, so I’m not complaining now. Besides, didn’t I win?”

“Y-Yeah!”

Kefer’s eyes lit up, “I knew it! I told you there was no way you could lose to that arrogant, extravagant Rosian noble! Hmph~ Didn’t you completely crush her!?”

“Don’t celebrate too soon; this is just ‘theory.’ It’s something I know and understand, but Letty mentioned there’s also ‘practical training,’ right? That part…”

That’s where my Achilles’ heel lies.

I scratched my head and looked at Kefer. But this time… what kind of look was the big shot giving me?

Confidence?

Trusting me?

I had a very bad feeling about this.