Under Yi Chen’s fierce gaze that seemed to say, “You just wait,” Sevitis generously forgave her mistake, and the commotion came to a safe close.
‘Although Sevitis also felt that some things should be clarified early, family scandals shouldn’t be aired in public; with so many eyes and ears here, it was better to settle it privately.’
‘As for how long “privately” would be… of course, it would be after the holiday when they returned to the Duke’s mansion!’
‘Besides, for those bad deeds back then, I could only offer advice at most; the actual decisions were made by the Old Duke. With the old man backing me up, what did I have to fear?’
Perhaps feeling that this black-haired “commoner girl” had been bullied too harshly by the nobles, the people in front of the line gave way. Soon, the two smoothly reached the front.
“Sevi from the Army-Breaking Blade Academy, and Su Ling from Crimson Dusk Fire, right? These are your keycards, uniforms, and badges. Please take them. By the way, your other two roommates have already collected their things and left.”
“Okay, thank you.”
The two accepted the items and, under the gaze of the senior student in charge, who thought ‘What strong girls,’ they quickly fled the scene.
……
Riding the teleportation array again, the three arrived in the blink of an eye in front of an imposing building.
“This is your dormitory building. How is it? The environment isn’t bad, right?” Leila introduced with a smile.
“Wow! Such a beautiful dorm! As expected of Kantaier Academy!” Su Ling looked around excitedly, then suddenly pointed beside the building. “But, that shabby wooden cabin over there, it’s not the one assigned to me, is it?”
Leila looked in the direction Su Ling was pointing, puzzled, then waved her hand awkwardly in explanation.
“About that… even if you wanted to live there, you couldn’t. That’s the dorm matron’s house. Of course, it’s definitely not that our academy treats staff poorly, but according to her, living in a wooden cabin is to ‘better return to the embrace of nature’?”
‘Sevitis’s mouth twitched. Was this dorm matron reliable? Wouldn’t such a bribery plan die before it even started?’
Just as she was thinking, the wooden door creaked open. A woman wearing a tank top and loose shorts came out.
She yawned and stretched hard, her messy brownish-yellow hair flying wildly in the wind. Clearly, this unkempt dorm matron had just woken up.
“Let’s go, we’ll just enter the building directly.” Sevitis averted her gaze in disgust and started walking.
“Wait a moment, before moving in, we still need to go say hello to the dorm matron. Regardless of her appearance, she’s actually a nice person and will take care of you in the future.” Leila quickly tried to dissuade them.
‘Yeah right, we’d be thankful if we don’t have to take care of her instead.’
Sevitis curled her lips and pulled Su Ling, trying to sneak past the woman.
“Oho? Those two little ones over there, are you the new arrivals today?” The woman lazily waved at them. “Come over, let your uncle get a good look at your faces.”
‘Where did this hooligan uncle come from?’
Sevitis scratched her hair in irritation. Since they had been spotted, there was no escaping.
She decided to just greet her properly and quickly go upstairs to rest.
The woman rubbed her chin, looking the two up and down, then grinned, revealing a sharp canine tooth.
“As expected, new faces. It seems my nose is still very sharp.”
“…”
‘Great, not only a hooligan, but also a pervert.’
“So, what exactly did you call us over for?” Sevitis asked impatiently. “If it was just to greet, now that the greeting is done, can you please let us go?”
“Now, now, don’t be so reserved. Once you’re in this building, we’re all family!”
Saying this, the woman raised a large hand and slapped Sevitis’s shoulder heavily a couple of times.
“You’re quite good-looking, kid. Give us a smile! Hahahaha!”
‘Feeling the tremendous force on her shoulder, veins bulged on Sevitis’s forehead. If I don’t show this old woman a bit of color, she’ll think I’m a pushover.’
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Leila quickly stepped between them to mediate.
“Please don’t make things difficult for them. They’re new students and need time to adjust.”
“Yo, it’s you, little girl. What, taking on another exhausting errand task with no return?” The woman raised an eyebrow.
“Leading them to get keycards should have been enough. No matter how much you do, the points you earn won’t compare to taking a real combat task. Look at you, eating free black bread every day; even your chest has shrunk from hunger.”
“Ha, haha… I’ll see it through.” Leila laughed awkwardly. ‘I’m sorry, but you’re mistaken. My small chest is natural…’
“Alright, alright, it’s your choice. As a dorm matron, I shouldn’t meddle.” The woman waved her hand and turned back to Sevitis and Su Ling. “So, how should I address you two little ones?”
“Before asking someone else’s name, shouldn’t you introduce yourself first? That’s basic manners.” Sevitis threw the question back expressionlessly.
The woman clearly didn’t expect this little one to have such a sharp temper.
She was stunned for a moment, then threw her head back and laughed heartily, slapping Sevitis’s shoulder hard again.
“You’ve got personality, I like it!”
“Listen up, my name is Leona! From today, I’m your boss! If you run into trouble, just say my name and I’ll have your back!”
“Um… s-sorry, I already have a boss who looks out for me…” Su Ling, who had been shrinking in the background like a small shadow, weakly raised her hand.
“Oh?” Leona raised an eyebrow with interest. “Let me guess, your boss… is this sharp-tongued black-haired girl?”
She looked Sevitis up and down.
“Got a problem?” Sevitis glared back without backing down.
‘What are you looking at! Look again and I’ll gouge your eyes out!’
“Of course not. In fact, your little demon with horns has good taste.”
“What do you mean?” Sevitis’s heart tightened, feeling puzzled. ‘Did this woman see through her at a glance?’
“Nothing. Since you already have a boss, then from now on, just call me ‘Big Sister.'”
Saying this, Leona opened her arms, intending to pull both of them into an embrace.
Sevitis grabbed Su Ling and nimbly dodged, ignoring the other’s overly familiar attitude.
“Since there’s nothing else, we’ll go check out the dorm first.”
Having said that, Sevitis patted the still dazed Leila on the back and pulled Su Ling away without looking back.
“Oh, take care. What were those two little ones called?” Leona scratched her messy hair from behind. “Ah, not good. I ended up oversleeping.”
“If I don’t go to the cafeteria soon, it’ll close. Hehe, I wonder what’s good to eat today?”
……
Deep in the corridor.
“Alright, here’s your dorm.” Leila stopped and pointed at the door.
“Thank you for your hard work today, senior.” Su Ling thanked quietly.
“It’s only right, it’s my duty. You two rest well, I’ll be going now.”
Leila waved and turned to leave.
Finally having delivered these two troublesome little masters, she still needed to hurry to the Quest Hall to try her luck and see if she could pick up another task.
“Hmm? What’s this?”
Just a few steps out, she felt something heavy in her pocket.
Reaching in, she found a cloth bag that had been stuffed in at some point.
Puzzled, she took it out and loosened the drawstring to look inside.
Golden light shot out, causing her to instinctively shield her eyes.
“This, this is—gold coins?”
Not just a few ordinary gold coins—it was an entire bag of gold coins!
Leila gasped and noticed a slip of paper tucked inside.
She tremblingly unfolded the paper, on which was a line of elegant handwriting:
[These are today’s guide fee for the senior. Use them to exchange for points with other students.]
Leila laughed nervously. “The little work I did isn’t worth this much money.”
‘Let alone exchanging for points, it’s enough to buy me entirely.’
“There seems to be more words on the back.”
[Of course, this money isn’t all for free. The extra part is considered a loan. After graduation, please report to the Adams Ducal Mansion on your own and work for me to pay off the debt.]
“…”
‘Well, she was flattering herself.’
‘But… on second thought, being able to directly enter the wealthy Duke’s mansion after graduation was practically a life-changing opportunity for a commoner student like her.’
“Considering how cute she looks… I’ll generously forgive her.”
Leila hugged the heavy bag of gold coins and left the dormitory building with light steps.
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