Chapter 132

Chapter 104 The Fat Old Woman

I took another step back.

“What do you want… Don’t you dare touch me… I’m not afraid of you!”

This guy seems like he wants to get physical. What a low-class man… A Casanova? Could someone like this really be popular with girls?

“Ha ha, look at her, she’s scared…”

“Even the most articulate girl will tremble when faced with a real lion.”

“After all, she’s still just a little girl…”

“Hey, girl, you’ve gone too far! Apologize, Alex won’t hurt you.”

“You need to get along well with us.”

“Shut up, all of you!”

Alex roared at his chattering companions behind him and then quickly rushed in front of me, raising his hand to grab my collar.

“Listen, girl, I—”

Before he could finish, I gracefully sidestepped to avoid his grabbing hand and kicked out with my right foot as he was stunned.

The red-haired man, whose name I didn’t catch, had his left leg kicked up high, losing balance instantly, and fell face down with a loud thud on the ground.

“Don’t touch me,” I said, looking down at him.

Part of me felt a bit disappointed.

I wanted to try using a German back throw, but at the last moment, I realized it would involve touching sensitive areas, which startled me. So I changed it to a sweep kick instead.

I should have used that as a finishing move… What a pity…

“Damn…”

“Alex has been knocked down…”

“This girl is fierce…”

“She looks so gentle…”

The murmurs around grew louder. I saw many students from above and below watching and snickering, some even looked at me with pity and sighs.

“Alex has lost face… This girl is in trouble.”

“What bad luck, encountering something like this on her first day at the academy…”

“Being too beautiful is also a sin.”

“But she has black hair, so she’ll be fine, right…”

At the same time, the red-haired man’s companions surrounded me.

“Why did you dare to attack?”

“Girl, you acted impulsively.”

“You can’t run away this time.”

“Alex, are you okay?” someone asked.

“I’m fine…” The red-haired man lay on the ground, propping himself up with his elbows, shaking his head slightly, a few drops of blood falling onto the stone floor beneath him.

“You’re bleeding from your nose!”

“Hey, that girl! Give me the square scarf tied on your arm.”

…Are you kidding? Who would give you that? That’s disgusting.

“I said, I’m fine!” The red-haired man wiped his nose with the back of his hand, leaving a bright red mark, his voice becoming more vicious, “Don’t let her go!”

“She can’t go.”

After saying this, someone else reached out to grab me again… Why don’t they learn?

So I stood on my tiptoes and punched the person in the face.

“Ah—”

The man staggered backward, holding his nose, tears welling up in his eyes, and after a moment, blood began to seep through his fingers.

“Don’t touch me.”

I was already annoyed.

“Damn, this little brat…”

“We can’t let this go today… It’s not just about an apology anymore.”

“What else do you want to say to her?!”

The red-haired man stood up again, blood still oozing from his nostrils, smeared across his face in streaks. He was now in a state of rage and shame, no longer caring about pretending to be a gentleman, his狰狞面目 (fierce appearance) unmasked as he stared at me and shouted loudly.

“Grab her! Damn it, drag her to room 1016!”

“Aleks, don’t lose your head! This is an academy, not outside. We haven’t figured out who she is…”

“I don’t care who she is! This is the royal city! Here, I’m the sky! No one can stop me! Take her away!”

…The nobles here are truly… arrogant.

Describing them as domineering would be most appropriate.

“Haha! Such a spirited girl, we’ll have to teach her well when we take her back.”

“She still seems like a greenhorn.”

“Hey, missy, what do you say?”

The words they speak become increasingly unbearable, which makes me very angry. I have to use physical means to shut their mouths. Looking at these guys dressed so finely, they probably haven’t experienced much hardship… I wonder how many hits they can endure, be careful not to kill them.

“I am your mother.”

I took a step towards the red-haired man, and at that moment, a hoarse, unpleasant voice echoed through the tower.

“You foolish dogs, what are you doing there?!”

The noisy atmosphere instantly turned quiet.

I turned my head toward the source of the voice, and far away, I saw a plump, disheveled old woman running rapidly towards us with a furious expression. Although she was fat like a ball—sorry, sorry, please forgive me for such impolite descriptions, but they are indeed quite fitting… but her feet seemed to be winded, her jowls trembling violently with each step. Her ruddy, bulbous nose reminded me of the burly Pagos, and I couldn’t help but feel that even the stone slabs underfoot were shaking…

The old woman held a string of keys in one hand and a water jug in the other, yelling curses as she ran towards us.

“Brats! Didn’t I tell you, if I catch you bullying girls again, I’ll crack your heads open? What, do you think you’re immortal!?”

The red-haired man and his companions immediately lost their arrogance. At this moment, they were all panicking.

“Damn, it’s the fat granny!”

“It’s not time to lock the gates yet, why is she here?”

“Someone must have told on us.”

“Don’t let me find out who…”

“Miss, just wait, I’ll remember you. This isn’t over.”

The red-haired man, Aleksy, started fleeing in panic, but he didn’t forget to turn around and threaten me.

“Aleks! Who did you say you remember? Come here, don’t run away, say it to my face!”

“Who wants to go to you! What bad luck…”

“Run, run!”

Just moments ago, those people were full of arrogance. Now, one by one, they fled faster than the others, disappearing in no time. The plump old lady ran up beside me and stopped, panting slightly, but still cursing.

“A bunch of good-for-nothings. Phew—without their family, you’re nothing. You dare to cause trouble here… Don’t let me see you again! Otherwise, I’ll beat you every time I see you…”

…This grandma is really something else.

After catching her breath, she turned to look at me, her face nearly hidden by fat, but with a smiling expression.

“Little girl, are you okay?”

I smiled back at her.

“Grandma, I’m fine.”

“Girl, are you a new student?”

“Yes.”

“You’re really beautiful… But be careful of those people. They are all idle brutes, always up to no good, specifically targeting pretty girls like you, ruining countless children… With us old folks in the academy, they might behave a little better… but once they leave, they can do anything. Girl, are you from the empire?”