30. Comrade, I’ve seen your name on the list.
The final exams for the third-year students at Lubyanka Academy have concluded. The qualified third-years have graduated and are gradually moving away during this holiday, each heading their own way. As the president of the student council, Reit should be no exception; she must have already stepped down from her position at some point.
The recent events have stirred up new grudges, combined with old resentments against Reit herself. It’s likely these have led to the “provocation from the lowerclassmen” that Reit is currently facing.
When I hurriedly left the student council room and arrived nearby, this noble young lady from Rosia had already been thoroughly targeted. She could have easily found some chaotic excuse to leave, but Reit’s competitive nature meant she had no intention of backing down here. She might not even realize that, given it’s already considered a holiday with few other students around, and naturally no one paying attention, the other party’s obvious hostile entanglement wouldn’t let up anytime soon.
Having sensed the ill intentions of these second-years, Reit’s demeanor shifted from mild impatience to heightened vigilance.
“It’s currently the academy’s holiday, and I’m about to step down. I have no obligation to listen to your complaints here. If you have any requests, just write them down and drop them in the mailbox; the student council will handle them later.”
A formulaic response would have been fine at any other time, but this time… the second-years looking for trouble only grew more hostile in response to Reit’s words.
【The second-years of the academy are extremely dissatisfied with Reit!】
It seems… these people came with a purpose.
In the next moment, one of the lowerclassmen, emboldened by some unknown source of courage, reached out to grab Reit’s clothing. Naturally, Reit wouldn’t just stand there; after swatting away the offending hand, the group of troublemakers finally revealed their true intentions.
“Why don’t you just obediently accept the investigation from our academy’s ‘purge’ team instead of acting all high and mighty like a noble!?”
Purge!? What on earth is that!?
In the next moment, the script unfolds!
【After the attack incident, some students at Lubyanka Academy formed a ‘purge’ team to threaten and investigate the noble children within the academy!】
The script is clear; just from the literal meaning, I understand: the aftereffects of the previous attack incident have arrived. And Reit, clearly aware of this “purge,” knows it’s merely the reckless actions of a group of students, so she remains unfazed by their threats!
“You nobles are no different from roadside suspects now, still expecting Emperor Ivan Reit to support you!?”
However, even though she remains unfazed, I can sense the “anger” that suddenly flared up in Reit. Yet, she manages to suppress this displeasure. Despite having been so irritable when provoking me and Kfir earlier, this Rosian girl can actually hold her ground now?
“What are you trying to say? Just because someone is a Rosian noble, they’re all suspects?”
Reit looked coldly at them, then scoffed disdainfully, “This childish game of make-believe should come to an end!”
Even though the situation for the noble children of the Rosian Empire is quite awkward after the attack incident, the aura of their “superior” status still lingers. Reit’s gaze swept over them, momentarily stunning some of the troublemakers, and she had no intention of engaging further, planning to leave directly.
These few, who seemed to clearly understand the consequences of confronting Reit, could only watch her leave with resentful eyes, some even shouting out in frustration!
“You Rosian nobles won’t be able to flaunt yourselves for long! Soon, you’ll be swept away by Emperor Ivan Reit! Just wait until you can’t even afford your tuition, and see what courage you have left to show off in front of us!”
“We can’t just let her get away! She must be hiding something!”
“Exactly, let’s call in the big guns and see if she dares to evade the investigation then!”
These people were merely spouting empty threats; if ignored, they would leave. Reit had never said anything against the nobles, and this so-called “purge” was just a nuisance concocted by these idle and meddlesome students. Even if they had the guts of a dozen dogs, they wouldn’t dare to truly confront the Rosian nobility.
But I’ve come to realize: as soon as anything related to Leiti is mentioned, Reyef seems to become incredibly… excited!
Could she really believe what this group of troublemaking extras is saying? She immediately turned around!
“Cleaning out the nobility? What does that mean!?”
This turn of events naturally made the extras feel quite pleased with themselves, one of them puffing up with arrogance: “My dad works for the Rosia Empire! How dare any of you Rosia nobles attack the Emperor? Do you really think being a noble gives you the right to do as you please!? There are plenty in the Rosia military who would love to wipe out you unscrupulous nobles!”
“Reyef, do you know that many people in the academy have long been fed up with you!? Nobles like you are already living on borrowed time…”
Before the words could finish, Reyef was already taking action! My script had already laid out Reyef’s impending “consequences”!
【Reyef is taken away for questioning after getting rough with a member of the ‘purge’ team, and the result…】
I can’t just hide behind the ornamental tree any longer as a bystander! My “plan” still has many parts related to this noble lady! If she could just endure the provocations from these extras, that would be one thing, but she suddenly got angry and intended to “teach them a lesson”! I’m not afraid that Reyef will lose; it’s just that the consequences for her are already clearly written in the script.
I didn’t have time to figure out why Reyef suddenly got so “angry.” I immediately stepped in, right at the moment when this group of extras looked smug, waiting for Reyef to “retaliate,” and squeezed myself between Reyef and them!
Then, I raised my middle finger at Reyef, scornfully hinting at her recklessness while also suggesting that this girl should keep quiet, and turned to the younger students in front of me with a playful grin.
“Hey, guys, over there they just found another noble student trying to escape! The ‘purge’ team is calling for backup! Can we just ignore this for now!?”
“What!? There’s one over there too!?”
With Kefer not around, I certainly didn’t want to confront them head-on; the death script still loomed over us. So I just needed to find an excuse to drive this group away.
However…
【Euglid’s identity is discovered!】
This time it seems like we’re in a bit of trouble…
“Wait, something’s off!”
One of the people who was about to rush out with his companions suddenly pulled his friend back and turned around.
Then he fixed his gaze on me.
【Euglid is mistaken for a ‘spy’ and beaten to death!】
“Classmate, I don’t think I’ve seen your name on the ‘purge team’ list!”