“Stop!”
Irina Zi strode quickly to stand in front of Alice, shielding her.
Her golden hair fell in shining, voluminous waves, and although she wore the same school uniform as everyone else, the exquisite jewelry she wore and her commanding aura immediately set her apart.
“Liyakade, what do you think you’re doing? Why are you bullying Miss Alice just because she’s a commoner?”
Irina Zi’s face was stern as she reprimanded Liyakade.
Tch…
Liyakade sneered inwardly.
One of the characters she particularly despised in this game was Irina Zi.
On one hand, Irina Zi directed Liyakade to bully Alice; on the other, she put on a front of being approachable and kind-hearted in front of Alice, dispelling any doubts others might have about her while secretly setting traps for Alice behind her back.
Only someone as starved for affection as the original character would fail to see what Irina Zi was really thinking.
But given Irina Zi’s high status, even if a normal person did realize her true intentions, they probably wouldn’t dare to resist or speak out.
Liyakade pondered briefly whether she should just rip off the mask and confront Irina Zi head-on here, or continue playing along and feigning compliance for a while longer.
It wasn’t long before Liyakade made her decision.
She chose to pretend for now.
After all, Irina Zi was far superior to her in every aspect—academic performance, magical talent, family background, and social connections.
If she openly defied Irina Zi, there were a hundred ways Irina Zi could retaliate.
That was exactly what happened in the original storyline.
After the bullying incident was exposed, Irina Zi severed ties with Liyakade and isolated her within the Academy.
Liyakade was relentlessly targeted and bullied by Irina Zi’s other followers, while the other students and teachers turned a blind eye, believing Liyakade had brought it on herself.
“Irina Zi-sama,” Liyakade put away the scissors and bowed properly to Irina Zi.
“You’re right. I shouldn’t have treated Alice so badly just because she’s a filthy commoner.”
“That’s right. Don’t do it again next time, Liyakade,” Irina Zi said with an angelic smile, gently admonishing her.
This woman… she’s definitely thinking about escalating it next time!
Liyakade sneered inwardly with disdain.
“Alice, are you alright?”
Irina Zi reached out and lent a hand, helping Alice up from the ground.
She gently patted Alice’s back and smoothed her skirt.
“Your clothes are all dirty.”
“Phew… thank you, Irina Zi-sama! Without you, I definitely would have…”
Alice looked at Irina Zi gratefully, her voice choking as tears welled in her eyes.
“It’s nothing,” Irina Zi said softly.
“Liyakade is actually a good girl. She’s not usually like this. It’s just that you’ve been spending a lot of time with the Field Princess lately, and Liyakade got a little jealous. That’s why she did this. Alice, don’t blame her, okay?”
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Who exactly is jealous of Alice and the Field Princess getting close?!
For a moment, Liyakade almost wanted to take the true ending route.
Because in that route, Liyakade was the only one who could personally torture Irina Zi to death.
“Liyakade, don’t treat Alice like this again from now on!”
Irina Zi turned to Liyakade, her tone suddenly stern.
“Do you understand?”
“Yes, Irina Zi-sama,” Liyakade replied calmly, but in her heart, she had already cursed Irina Zi’s entire ancestral line.
“All right, Alice, it’s getting late. You should head back to the dormitory.”
Irina Zi’s voice softened once again.
“Um, thank you, Irina Zi-sama!”
Alice solemnly expressed her gratitude once more before leaving the grove.
Once Alice had gone far enough, Irina Zi dropped all pretenses.
“Hahaha, Liyakade, you did well!”
Irina Zi’s voice lost all its angelic warmth, replaced by a coldness as venomous as a scorpion’s sting.
“That stinking brat! How dare she get so close to the Field Princess.”
666, you have the nerve to say that—truly unbeatable.
Liyakade could only sneer silently.
If she said it aloud, she’d be the one pinned down and shaved bald in no time.
“By the way,” Irina Zi snapped her fingers, having just thought of a good idea.
“Next time, just break her leg here. She has the Light Attribute Healing Ability, right? Let her slowly heal it herself here before going back.”
“Yes, Irina Zi-sama,” Liyakade answered respectfully.
“Hm? What did you just call me?”
Irina Zi’s voice suddenly turned cold.
“Uh…” Liyakade immediately broke out in a cold sweat, mentally double-checking.
In the original storyline, she had always called Irina Zi ‘Irina Zi-sama.’
Had she just said it wrong?
She repeated, “Irina Zi…sama?”
“Are you pretending to be stupid?”
Irina Zi’s expression darkened.
“I distinctly told you what you’re supposed to call me in private.”
“Hiss…”
Irina Zi’s venomous gaze made Liyakade extremely uncomfortable.
She had completed all endings and achievements but still couldn’t recall any scenes where Irina Zi and Liyakade spoke privately.
“Irina Zi… sister… sis?”
“Slap—”
Before she could react, a sudden slap landed, swelling half of Liyakade’s face.
The ringing in her ears wouldn’t stop.
She never expected Irina Zi to be so brutal behind closed doors.
Wasn’t the storyline supposed to be that Irina Zi was nice to Liyakade first, then brought her over?
The burning pain intensified.
No wonder, after becoming a delicate young girl, her sensitivity to pain was so heightened.
Only now did Liyakade realize that those brief mentions in the storyline probably hid some other information.
“Call me Mistress. Do you understand?”
Irina Zi used her index finger to firmly lift Liyakade’s chin, locking eyes with her without room for refusal.
“When I bought you from your parents, I told you this many times, didn’t I?”
“Y-yes… Mistress.”
Liyakade’s voice trembled with tears.
The original character was just too delicate, with too many tear glands.
Even Liyakade couldn’t hold back.
To survive, Liyakade had no choice but to submit to Irina Zi.
Compared to her fleeting dignity, her life was far more precious.
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