Chapter 39 Understanding Bullying
Liya stood in the cold storage, hiding behind a nearby shelf, and witnessed the entire event.
Incredible!
It was astonishing!
Will hadn’t directly exposed his weaknesses but had cleverly used information to sow discord, hadn’t he?
In just a few words, he had exposed the conflict between the three of them, and he seemed patient, not anxious at all.
He was indeed a very capable student.
She had made the right choice to cooperate with him.
And precisely because of that…
Despite having such a powerful witch bloodline, she, who was hiding here, would indeed be a burden to him, wouldn’t she?
In all these years, she had never taken the initiative to attack like Will had always done for her.
Will, who bravely stepped forward, seemed to have set an example for her.
Will watched the scene with his arms crossed, his mind contemplating what to do next.
This seemingly stable bullying triangle would soon be left with only Felix.
After the trio dispersed, Felix’s charisma wouldn’t be enough to win over followers, and they would scatter like birds and beasts.
That’s right!
Will now completely understood bullying.
Wasn’t it just a group of cliques in class ganging up to bully someone? As long as the clique didn’t form, it would be completely resolved.
Compared to facing it head-on or fleeing, the best way to deal with a bullying group in a class was to dismantle it from within.
And the best way to dismantle it from within was to intensify their conflicts.
Coincidentally, these three were such a typical love triangle, a relationship that was the easiest to destroy and impossible to repair.
This was why Will had to lure the three of them here.
Emotional issues feared being exposed face-to-face without mercy the most.
It was just that this Hunter felt too unfortunate; his childhood sweetheart was being stolen by a “yellow-haired boy” right in front of him.
[Mission 1: Dismantle the clique through the incident of being locked in the cold storage on Monday of the second week of school.]
Alright, her mission line had also progressed.
However, to completely eradicate the problem of bullying, this was not enough.
[Quest Reward: Series Mission to 3, completion will grant you a comfortable life as a superior in school.]
“Phew… it’s almost time for the second phase, and it’s coming soon.”
Just as Bell and Hunter were fighting on the ground, torches lit up in the distant forest, and the sound of footsteps crunching on leaves could be heard, as if someone was approaching.
“Th-this is the cold storage, Mr. Administrator, my young master should be…”
A pair of beast ears flickered in the bushes.
Then…
A Beastkin, holding a torch, wearing a maid outfit, and carrying a large backpack, emerged from the forest.
“Young Master—!!!!!”
With a pounce—
Iaar lunged into Will’s arms.
*Sniff, sniff.*
“Wait… wait, don’t be so excited, mmph… so soft…”
“Young Master, you’re… so cold,” Iaar felt the chill from Will as soon as she embraced him. “It’s… it’s alright! I brought the tea to keep it warm!”
She directly pulled out a double-layered cup from her backpack—that’s right, in this world, there were insulated cups made from materials from fire-attribute immune Absolute Temperature Iron Monsters!
They were rare and expensive, of course, only people as noble as them could afford them.
She also prepared delicate porcelain cups, placed them on the ground, and poured Will a cup of hot black tea, which was emitting steam.
“Drink a cup to warm yourself up.”
“Th-thank you.”
Will hadn’t expected Iaar to be so thoughtful, even bringing tea.
After taking a sip, instead of dispelling the cold, Will only felt that his stomach, which had been burning since morning after drinking stomach acid, felt a little better.
So, black tea was really good for the stomach.
And Liya, behind him, stopped her advancing foot—
“Wait, wait, wait… what’s going on?! He actually has a maid he’s this close with?!”
“What is this, they’re sitting together drinking tea so naturally?”
“It’s… it’s also normal, isn’t it? After all, rich young masters, more or less, have… have ‘child brides’ as personal maids or something…”
“But…”
“Why? Why isn’t he looking at me?”
“Even though I’ve already made him my only partner…”
“Mmmph… why would I think… think of these things?”
Liya stood in the darkness, rubbing her forehead. It was strange, ever since Will had pinned her against the wall, why were her thoughts becoming stranger and stranger?
Of course, Iaar wasn’t here “because the young master was missing.” She had a mission from the young master—
“You guys? What are you doing here?! Fighting?! Did you open the cold storage door!?”
And behind Iaar was the warehouse administrator she had found as Will instructed.
He managed all the warehouses in this part of the school. In the original work, it was also him who, while on patrol, found the “Young Master Will” who was almost frozen and carried him to the administrator’s office first.
Therefore, Will struck first, having Iaar bring the person over.
He held his tea cup, observed the three people, and smiled happily.
This was the second part of the mission.
Merely dismantling them from within wasn’t enough; they had to be taught a lesson to prevent future solitary revenge—
[Mission 2: Punish the clique, have them receive disciplinary action or suspension, and restrict their actions.]
[Quest Reward: Phase Reward: Desserts from the Beilor family in the capital (remember to invite Iaar).]
The three people separated and stood in a line before the administrator.
“…I… I was just curious… so… so I came to see.”
Felix, having learned his lesson, simply copied Hunter’s answer.
“I’ll testify. He wanted to lock behind him the Will who was outside in the cold storage, luring him here.”
Hunter pitilessly exposed him.
“It’s… it’s not necessary— stop arguing with Felix.”
Bell still wanted to be the pampered woman between the two men, speaking in a sugary tone.
“Hunter, you—”
“You can take all three of us away as witnesses.”
“Hunter, don’t make such a big scene.”
“I don’t need you, you green tea woman, to tell me what to do!”
“Tsk… how could such a thing happen.”
But the uncle had a difficult task.
As an administrator, although he was of a higher level in the security department, Entak First Academy had so many noble families and conglomerates; it wouldn’t be good to offend any of their children.
The cold storage door was wide open, and there was an attempted harm incident. He couldn’t just give a few scoldings and let them go.
Will realized this while drinking his tea.
If he hadn’t been afraid of attracting too much attention and creating more variables, he would have had Iaar directly knock on the dean’s office door.
If someone with some authority could step forward to back them up, this process could proceed.
Just as Will was thinking this, a young but proud voice came from behind him—
“Hmph, let me join for now. I’ve witnessed the entire process.”
Liya stood there, arms crossed, having tidied her messy hair from sleep.
“Liya… Teacher!?”
Will never expected…
That Liya wouldn’t seize the opportunity to slip away!
Wow, it seemed Will’s warning had actually been somewhat useful.
“I… I came to get some experimental materials and was also locked in here by these students.”
Little Liya, uncharacteristically, put on a teacherly demeanor.
She flicked her cape and walked past the students who were taller than her.
“I happen to be the homeroom teacher for these three. I can vouch for this matter.”
After speaking, she glanced back at Will and gave him a wink.
“Just a little help.”
To Will, she smiled happily, conveying this with her lips.
