“Hey!”
I couldn’t help before I knew what was going on.
I stepped in with the intent to mediate the fight.
“What are you guys doing!?”
“Don’t bother us!”
“I don’t know what’s going on, but I don’t think this is the right place for a fight. Besides, three against one is not fair. At least…”
“You… it took me a little, but you’re Estenia!”
Once I took a closer look, I realized that these guys were Cedric’s cronies.
“Nobody called you here! Get lost.”
“Guh.”
I took a hard punch.
Thanks to Justina’s training, it didn’t hurt too much…
Still, some damage had been done.
On the other hand, they seemed to be working out in their own way.
“If you’re going to get in my way, I’m going to beat the both of you!”
“Don’t you dare cross us, you piece of trash!”
They didn’t listen to me, and they targeted me too.
I don’t think any words will reach such a person.
I gave up trying to break up the fight and decided to join the boy.
“Can you fight?”
“Y-Yeah… I’m fine!”
“Then, take care of one!”
I was in charge of the other two.
Fortunately, my opponents were not carrying weapons.
They fought with punches and kicks.
They were used to fighting, not only with the fighting techniques taught in the academy, but also with their own unique styles.
However, I didn’t feel any fear and I wasn’t intimidated by them.
Compared to Cedric, they were much weaker.
Either defend against or avoid attacks with precision…
I just had to sit tight and wait for an opening.
Thanks to Justina’s training, my physical abilities have improved considerably, but unfortunately, I hadn’t mastered the art of combat.
I had to proceed with caution, without being complacent or careless.
“Now!”
The boy swung his arms wide and his side was open.
I slammed a kick into it.
The boy fainted in agony and collapsed on the spot.
One of their friends was knocked down, which upset the rest of the group.
I took advantage of the opportunity and jabbed the other student from the bottom up.
It seemed to have given him a good concussion, and the second person also sank to the ground.
“Humph.”
I saw that the last one had just been knocked down by a male student.
It seemed that he was used to fighting and was strong in one-on-one fights.
“Thank you. You… ah.”
The boy looked at me and got an aghast look on his face.
What was wrong?
It was not like there was something on my face or anything.
Maybe he knew who I was.
I’ve been tangled up with Cedric, so I’ve got some name recognition.
Well, it was infamous.
“Estenia… I see, you saved me…”
“Do you know who I am?”
“Eh? Umm, well… we’re in the same class.”
Is that so?
Now that he said that, I thought I recognized him from somewhere…
I didn’t have any friends in my class, and so I don’t remember anyone from my class.
“For now, let’s move.”
“…Yeah, sure.”
If the teacher found us here, we’d get in trouble.
We left the place, leaving the group of three we had beaten up behind.
________________
The boy’s name was Gran Steil.
I didn’t remember him at all, but he was my classmate.
He happened to be spotted by Cedric’s cronies and was being extorted for money.
However, Gran was not the type to meekly offer money…
The rest, as you can see, was what had happened.
The cronies got angry and a fight broke out…
I heard about the situation in the common room of the dormitory.
“Well… that was a disaster.”
“I wish I could have just left, but they were so persistent, it drove me crazy.”
“But you’d better refrain from fighting. Private fights between students are forbidden.”
“I know right… goodness, what are we going to do if this turns into a problem? I mean, I have a feeling it’s going to be messy… Those people will definitely retaliate.”
“Now… what do we do?”
It seemed that when Cedric was around, they used his power as an umbrella to do whatever they wanted…
It was hard to do anything reckless now that the academy became more strict.
They weren’t targeting Gran either, it was just a spur-of-the-moment crime, so they probably wouldn’t remember his face or name.
Unless they were unlucky enough to run into him in an unpopular place or something like that, I didn’t think it would be a problem.
When I told him this, Gran exhaled in relief.
“Well, that’s all right then.”
“If there’s going to be a problem, it’ll be when the academy finds out about the fight. Well, if that happens, you can call me. I’ll testify that it was self-defense.”
No… I beat him up, so wouldn’t it be considered excessive self defense?
Well, it wouldn’t be a bad thing because the other person was definitely at fault.
“…”
When he didn’t answer, I looked over and saw that Gran was sulking.
“What’s going on?”
“Are you going to help me…?”
“Yeah. I’m willing to testify.”
“Why…?”
“Why, you ask…”
I thought about it.
But there was no answer.
“Do you really need a reason to want to help someone?”
“…!?”
What’s wrong with him? He looked so surprised.
Did I say something so strange?
“Yes, that’s right… I see. Estenia is that kind of guy, aren’t you? I should have known, but I’m…”
“What’s wrong? You don’t look so good.”
“No… nothing.”
His face didn’t seem like it could be glanced over with nothing…
“…I’m going back to my room.”
“Are you sure you’re okay?”
“Yeah… I just want to be alone. I’m sorry you’re worried about me.”
“No, if you’re okay, I’m glad.”
“…Thanks a lot, man.”
Gran thanked me repeatedly and then disappeared straight into the back of the dormitory.
What in the world was going on?
“Ah, Alto!”
As I was relaxing by myself, unable to follow him, Justina came back.
She has a shopping bag in her hand.
Maybe what was in it was… No, let’s not think about it.
‘Welcome home.”
“I’m home! What are you doing here? Ah, are you waiting for me? You’re so lonely, aren’t you, Alto? But I’m glad.”
Justina took the liberty of assuming that I was waiting for her.
“You’re wrong” …I can’t tell her that.
I could easily imagine a depressed Justina if I did that.
“Umm… did Justina manage to buy what she wanted?”
“Yes. I found something cute!”
I glanced over at Justina, who looked at me with a red face.
“…Do you want to see it?”
“No, no. I’m pretty sure it’s… underwear. I can’t look at that.”
“It’s embarrassing for me, but it’s okay with Alto.”
“That’s a little…”
“Ah, I see!”
Justina smiled at me, as if she understood.
“It’s no use just looking at them. You want to see me wear it properly, don’t you?”
You’re making a terrible mistake!
No, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t interested.
I’m a boy.
However, I can’t do such a thing when I’m not even in a relationship.
“But I can’t do that here, because there will be other people watching. The only person who can see my embarrassing parts is Alto.”
So please don’t say those lines to me.
It made me feel like my self-control was about to collapse.
“No, I don’t need that.”
“Awww.”
I don’t want her to feel disappointed.
“For now, let’s go back to our room.”
“That’s right. We need to get ready for dinner.”
“I’ll help you.”
“Thank you.”
Although I was concerned about Gran’s condition…
I went back to my room with Justina, thinking that there was nothing I could do at the moment.
“Hey!”
I couldn’t help before I knew what was going on.
I stepped in with the intent to mediate the fight.
“What are you guys doing!?”
“Don’t bother us!”
“I don’t know what’s going on, but I don’t think this is the right place for a fight. Besides, three against one is not fair. At least…”
“You… it took me a little, but you’re Estenia!”
Once I took a closer look, I realized that these guys were Cedric’s cronies.
“Nobody called you here! Get lost.”
“Guh.”
I took a hard punch.
Thanks to Justina’s training, it didn’t hurt too much…
Still, some damage had been done.
On the other hand, they seemed to be working out in their own way.
“If you’re going to get in my way, I’m going to beat the both of you!”
“Don’t you dare cross us, you piece of trash!”
They didn’t listen to me, and they targeted me too.
I don’t think any words will reach such a person.
I gave up trying to break up the fight and decided to join the boy.
“Can you fight?”
“Y-Yeah… I’m fine!”
“Then, take care of one!”
I was in charge of the other two.
Fortunately, my opponents were not carrying weapons.
They fought with punches and kicks.
They were used to fighting, not only with the fighting techniques taught in the academy, but also with their own unique styles.
However, I didn’t feel any fear and I wasn’t intimidated by them.
Compared to Cedric, they were much weaker.
Either defend against or avoid attacks with precision…
I just had to sit tight and wait for an opening.
Thanks to Justina’s training, my physical abilities have improved considerably, but unfortunately, I hadn’t mastered the art of combat.
I had to proceed with caution, without being complacent or careless.
“Now!”
The boy swung his arms wide and his side was open.
I slammed a kick into it.
The boy fainted in agony and collapsed on the spot.
One of their friends was knocked down, which upset the rest of the group.
I took advantage of the opportunity and jabbed the other student from the bottom up.
It seemed to have given him a good concussion, and the second person also sank to the ground.
“Humph.”
I saw that the last one had just been knocked down by a male student.
It seemed that he was used to fighting and was strong in one-on-one fights.
“Thank you. You… ah.”
The boy looked at me and got an aghast look on his face.
What was wrong?
It was not like there was something on my face or anything.
Maybe he knew who I was.
I’ve been tangled up with Cedric, so I’ve got some name recognition.
Well, it was infamous.
“Estenia… I see, you saved me…”
“Do you know who I am?”
“Eh? Umm, well… we’re in the same class.”
Is that so?
Now that he said that, I thought I recognized him from somewhere…
I didn’t have any friends in my class, and so I don’t remember anyone from my class.
“For now, let’s move.”
“…Yeah, sure.”
If the teacher found us here, we’d get in trouble.
We left the place, leaving the group of three we had beaten up behind.
________________
The boy’s name was Gran Steil.
I didn’t remember him at all, but he was my classmate.
He happened to be spotted by Cedric’s cronies and was being extorted for money.
However, Gran was not the type to meekly offer money…
The rest, as you can see, was what had happened.
The cronies got angry and a fight broke out…
I heard about the situation in the common room of the dormitory.
“Well… that was a disaster.”
“I wish I could have just left, but they were so persistent, it drove me crazy.”
“But you’d better refrain from fighting. Private fights between students are forbidden.”
“I know right… goodness, what are we going to do if this turns into a problem? I mean, I have a feeling it’s going to be messy… Those people will definitely retaliate.”
“Now… what do we do?”
It seemed that when Cedric was around, they used his power as an umbrella to do whatever they wanted…
It was hard to do anything reckless now that the academy became more strict.
They weren’t targeting Gran either, it was just a spur-of-the-moment crime, so they probably wouldn’t remember his face or name.
Unless they were unlucky enough to run into him in an unpopular place or something like that, I didn’t think it would be a problem.
When I told him this, Gran exhaled in relief.
“Well, that’s all right then.”
“If there’s going to be a problem, it’ll be when the academy finds out about the fight. Well, if that happens, you can call me. I’ll testify that it was self-defense.”
No… I beat him up, so wouldn’t it be considered excessive self defense?
Well, it wouldn’t be a bad thing because the other person was definitely at fault.
“…”
When he didn’t answer, I looked over and saw that Gran was sulking.
“What’s going on?”
“Are you going to help me…?”
“Yeah. I’m willing to testify.”
“Why…?”
“Why, you ask…”
I thought about it.
But there was no answer.
“Do you really need a reason to want to help someone?”
“…!?”
What’s wrong with him? He looked so surprised.
Did I say something so strange?
“Yes, that’s right… I see. Estenia is that kind of guy, aren’t you? I should have known, but I’m…”
“What’s wrong? You don’t look so good.”
“No… nothing.”
His face didn’t seem like it could be glanced over with nothing…
“…I’m going back to my room.”
“Are you sure you’re okay?”
“Yeah… I just want to be alone. I’m sorry you’re worried about me.”
“No, if you’re okay, I’m glad.”
“…Thanks a lot, man.”
Gran thanked me repeatedly and then disappeared straight into the back of the dormitory.
What in the world was going on?
“Ah, Alto!”
As I was relaxing by myself, unable to follow him, Justina came back.
She has a shopping bag in her hand.
Maybe what was in it was… No, let’s not think about it.
‘Welcome home.”
“I’m home! What are you doing here? Ah, are you waiting for me? You’re so lonely, aren’t you, Alto? But I’m glad.”
Justina took the liberty of assuming that I was waiting for her.
“You’re wrong” …I can’t tell her that.
I could easily imagine a depressed Justina if I did that.
“Umm… did Justina manage to buy what she wanted?”
“Yes. I found something cute!”
I glanced over at Justina, who looked at me with a red face.
“…Do you want to see it?”
“No, no. I’m pretty sure it’s… underwear. I can’t look at that.”
“It’s embarrassing for me, but it’s okay with Alto.”
“That’s a little…”
“Ah, I see!”
Justina smiled at me, as if she understood.
“It’s no use just looking at them. You want to see me wear it properly, don’t you?”
You’re making a terrible mistake!
No, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t interested.
I’m a boy.
However, I can’t do such a thing when I’m not even in a relationship.
“But I can’t do that here, because there will be other people watching. The only person who can see my embarrassing parts is Alto.”
So please don’t say those lines to me.
It made me feel like my self-control was about to collapse.
“No, I don’t need that.”
“Awww.”
I don’t want her to feel disappointed.
“For now, let’s go back to our room.”
“That’s right. We need to get ready for dinner.”
“I’ll help you.”
“Thank you.”
Although I was concerned about Gran’s condition…
I went back to my room with Justina, thinking that there was nothing I could do at the moment.
