“It’s because of the vending machine…” Sato Yuno explained the situation where the vending machine was broken, swallowing her coins without dispensing any water, but…
Kiana felt that perhaps it wasn’t just that.
‘The look in this child’s eyes…
it’s a lot like Mei’s…’ Kiana watched Sato Yuno’s timid appearance and couldn’t help but think of the bullied Raiden Mei she saw on her first day.
Perhaps this child was the same—bullied by classmates, forced to run errands, and treated with escalating cruelty…
“I see.” Kiana wore a smile, not pressing Sato Yuno further.
After all, they had only just met, and what if Kiana had guessed wrong?
Rather than speculating about whether it was bullying, it was better to first help Sato Yuno solve the problem at hand.
“I have a lot of experience dealing with vending machines that break, swallow money, and don’t dispense water.” Helping Sato Yuno up, Kiana gave her a wink, then stood in front of the vending machine.
“Watch closely, Sato-san~ To deal with disobedient vending machines, you just need—this!” Kiana stepped back with her right leg, then engaged her waist, swinging her leg like a whip against the right side of the vending machine.
Amidst rising smoke and the buckled vending machine, Kiana skillfully reached through the shattered glass window, retrieved the water from inside, and handed it to Sato Yuno.
“How was that?
Did you learn?” Kiana smiled dashingly.
Sato Yuno stared blankly at Kiana, forgetting even to take the water from her hand.
Sunlight spilled over Kiana, giving her a holy appearance as if she were plated in gold.
Her pure, unblemished white hair was as soft as clouds, and when those sky-blue eyes looked at you, it felt as though the sky itself was watching only you.
‘Mom…
I think I’ve encountered a succubus…’ Sato Yuno felt her nose getting hot.
Thanks for the invite, just left the starter village, encountered a moonlight-goddess-type succubus, impossible to defeat no matter how hard I try.
“Sato-san?” Kiana watched the dazed Sato Yuno and waved her hand in front of her vacant gaze.
The next second, like something out of a gag manga, a nosebleed sprayed from Sato Yuno’s nostrils, and she fell backward with a peaceful expression on her face.
“Eh, eh, eh?!” Kiana panicked slightly.
She protected Sato Yuno to prevent her from actually falling, and seeing the child’s peaceful, death-like expression, she was at a loss, only able to attempt CPR.
“I’m sorry, Senior Kiana!” Once Sato Yuno came to her senses, she immediately performed a dogeza to Kiana.
After all, someone who stared blankly and got a nosebleed after being charmed at a glance looked like a total weirdo.
What if Kiana distanced herself from her?
Only then did Sato Yuno remember that she and Kiana weren’t even friends, let alone close.
Kiana had no reason to be close to her…
After all, she was just a small, invisible person in class who was easily bullied, came from a single-parent family, and had a strict mother…
This left the little bitter melon feeling starved for affection.
“You don’t have to do that…” Kiana looked at the prostrating Yuna with an expression like the sweating bean emoji, bent down to help her up, and incidentally patted the dust off her school uniform.
“I’m heading back now.
You should hurry back too, Sato-san.
Since the vending machine is like this, someone might come by soon.” Kiana left with a smile, carrying a pile of drinks, leaving only Sato Yuno behind, still foolishly watching Kiana’s retreating figure.
‘Senior Kiana…’ After coming to her senses, Sato Yuno crouched down to pick up the few bottles on the ground and ran back to class, but…
“You’re so slow.
Buying something takes forever.” Several students unceremoniously snatched the drinks from Sato Yuno’s hands.
Seeing them, Sato Yuno spoke timidly: “Um, the money for the drinks…”
“Huh?
What money?” The lead girl turned her head and glared at Sato Yuno, making her instantly afraid to continue.
She could only lower her head and sit back down in her seat.
Those girls drank the beverages while giggling and whispered insults about Sato Yuno, all of which were heard by Kiana, who was leaning against the wall outside the classroom.
‘Heh…
What a bunch of weirdos.
There really is a lot of bullying at Senba Academy.’ Kiana kept twirling her white hair with her fingertips, unable to stop herself from sneering internally.
“I’ll go intercept them later…
But for now, it’s time to keep my appointment~” Kiana carried the bag of drinks toward the rooftop.
After all, her Mei had been waiting for a long time, and she must be thirsty~
Time passed to the end of the school day.
After Raiden Mei said goodbye to Kiana, Kiana didn’t rush to leave.
Instead, she returned to the school building, watched Sato Yuno’s class finish for the day, and followed behind that group of bullies.
“Strange…
Why does it feel so chilly behind me?” One girl couldn’t help but rub her arm, but looking back, there was nothing there, and the sun was still warm.
“It must be your imagination.
Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go find some fun~” The lead girl’s voice was filled with malice.
Their so-called fun was just bullying others again.
‘What a bunch of scum…’ Kiana followed the little group of girls from a distance.
The voice of the Herrscher of the Void rang in her ear, asking if she wanted to kill them.
Although they are scum, beating them up is enough.
Killing them or anything like that, let’s forget it.” Kiana lowered her eyes and thought for a few seconds before refusing.
After all, she was from the Kaslana family.
Although bullies were annoying, killing was still too much for her.
Beating them until they were crippled would do.
“Heh~ Unnecessary kindness.” The Herrscher of the Void gave a soft huff, and the voice returned to silence.
Kiana followed those girls all the way, and after watching them intercept an easy target and drag her into an alley, she walked in as well.
“Hey, I’m talking to you.
Give us some pocket money, little sister.
My friends and I are a bit short.” The lead girl hooked the girl wearing the junior high uniform, threatening her, while the rest of the girls blocked the path completely.
“I, I…
don’t have any money…” The girl’s eyes were filled with tears, clearly on the verge of crying.
The bully seemed to want to say something more, but her elbow was struck by a brick, causing her to let out a cry of pain and instinctively release the girl she was holding.
“Come here, run!” The girl only felt a blur before her eyes, and the next second, she was pushed out of the alley by a dashing, white-haired, blue-eyed big sister who looked just like a knight.
“Who are you?!
No, wait, Kiana Kaslana?!” The bullies’ legs went weak when they saw that the person who arrived was actually Kiana.
After all, the other party had a human life on her hands, while they were just a group of half-baked delinquent girls who probably hadn’t even killed a chicken.
“You really like bullying people, don’t you…” Kiana took a bandage out of her bag and slowly wrapped it around her fist.
Her sky-blue eyes were emotionless, like a frozen lake.
“Since you like bullying others so much…
then let me bully you too.”
Screams and the sound of bodies colliding soon echoed from the alley, but strangely, passersby didn’t seem to notice anything unusual in the alley…
Half an hour later, Kiana stopped her movements.
The bullies lay on the ground one by one with twisted limbs, and the smell of blood filled the alley.
The lead girl was bruised and swollen, with several broken bones, looking at Kiana in terror.
“Remember to apologize tomorrow, understand?” Releasing her grip on the girl’s collar, Kiana left the blood-stained alley.
Rita, watching this scene from the shadows, couldn’t help but sigh.
Ever since Kiana came to the Far East, the trouble she caused seemed to be increasing.