I slammed my head down on the desk, placing my lunchbox right next to me.
Rudy glanced at me for a moment before turning back to his pile of math formulas.
The group of delinquents, who had been chatting and laughing, turned to look at Kai and then exchanged smirks.
They approached Kai's desk, surrounding the two of us.
"Oi oi, you just bought some food? Lemme have a bite." The blond guy snatched the lunchbox and opened it to peek inside.
"I hope you won't complain, 'cause we're pretty hungry~"
"You probably don't need to eat anyway. You don't look like you even wanna."
They all chuckled lightly, their eyes studying Kai.
But Kai didn't react. He remained completely still.
"…Hey? You listening?" One of them scowled, grabbing Kai's green hair.
These guys had decent stats and potential, but unfortunately, they were just a bunch of bullies who openly harassed others, so they got placed in Class F.
That's why they acted all high and mighty—big egos and all.
Seeing Kai stay silent made them even more pissed.
To be ignored by some dumb-looking guy like him? That was pure humiliation.
Just as they were about to do something, a voice rang out.
"Hey! If you keep messing with him, I'll report you to the teacher!"
The group turned to look at the speaker.
Well, it was a long-haired blonde girl with a cute face and slightly teary blue eyes.
"Oh, class rep~ We were just joking around."
"I don't care. Leave."
"Jeez, fine."
They walked away, though they kept glancing back at her and Kai.
She sighed and approached Kai, then turned to Rudy.
"Hey, why didn't you stop them?"
"…"
'Cold.'
She then shook Kai's shoulder lightly.
"Hey, you okay?"
"…"
"…?"
She tried looking at his face.
"…He's asleep? And this deep?"
She sighed again and left.
***
"Hey, wake up."
No… I'm sleeping…
"You getting up or not? Don't blame me if I go rough on you."
…
"Oh great, this guy really knows how to test my patience."
Huh?
I opened my eyes, trying to focus on the person in front of me.
Only to see a middle-aged man with neatly combed hair and a stern expression.
"Oh."
I looked around at my classmates, all staring at me.
"Ohhhhh."
Then I looked at the teacher.
"Ohhhhh…."
"I'll be talking to your homeroom teacher later."
"Shit."
"Watch your mouth. Teacher's office. Now."
"…"
So yeah, once class ended, I was summoned to the teachers' office.
'My stomach still hurts.'
Damn that NTR villain bastard. If I see him again, I will kicking him in the balls.
When I arrived, my homeroom teacher, Tyler, was speaking with the math teacher—the guy who dragged me here.
"He slept through half my class, and I didn't even notice. Then he had the nerve to curse? That's more than enough for a disciplinary report."
"But William, he might have had a reason. I'm sure of it."
"Tyler, I know you care about your students, but I'm not letting things slide. Especially not for a Class F student."
"…Just because he's from Class F?! You can't use that as an excuse to pick on them!"
As the two teachers argued, I noticed a girl happily chatting with another teacher.
…That was the fat teacher.
As for the white-haired girl with a few pink strands… No clue who she was. But I should probably stay away from any NTR plotlines as soon as possible.
You know… They're annoying. And painful, too.
"Ah! It's you!" She turned and pointed at me excitedly.
"?"
The teachers all looked at the girl.
"You know him?"
"No, but I saw him fighting a Class C student in the cafeteria!"
Hearing that, the math teacher's glare got even sharper.
"Sleeping in my class, swearing, and now fighting too? He needs a serious punishment!"
"William! The cafeteria is an official competition ground! Fights happen all the time!"
"That doesn't mean I have to approve of them! I bet this student started it!"
Oi oi, punching that bastard in the balls was the nicest thing I could've done.
"Teacher! He's innocent!" The girl raised her hand.
"Innocent? How?"
"Well, it looked like he asked Aura to buy food for him, but Aura cut the line and sent students flying. A Class C student probably got mad and retaliated."
"…And that means he's innocent how? He asked a Class S student to get food for him and let her throw people aside?!"
"I didn't ask. She offered."
"I don't believe you."
You kidding me? This guy really hates Class F students, huh?
"Then call Aura here. She's more trustworthy than a Class F student, right?" I said, scratching my ear.
The teachers exchanged glances, then sighed.
"You realize how busy Class S students are, don't you?"
"Nope. But if you're blaming me, I need someone to back me up, right?"
"Don't use that as an excuse—"
The door suddenly opened, revealing a red-haired girl carrying some teachers' materials.
"Excuse me, teachers—Kai? Why are you here?"
Nice. Didn't even have to call her.
"Uh, well…"
I explained everything to Aura. She nodded.
"I can confirm this wasn't Kai's fault. I decided to buy food for him, and I was the one who shoved other students. If anyone deserves punishment, it's me."
And then she look at me, whisper.
"sorry, I don't know you get beat"
"Nah It's okay"
"Oh great, I'll just—" The fat teacher was about to say something when another voice interrupted.
"NO WAY!! A STUDENT LIKE YOU CAN'T BE PUNISHED! YOU'RE A NATIONAL TREASURE! TOUCHING YOU IS TREASON!"
Wow. The math teacher really worships Class S, huh?
Aura then noticed the white-haired girl with pink strands.
"Violet? You're here too?"
"Yea~ Just chatting with the teacher."
Oh, so they knew each other.
Aura looked at me, realizing she hadn't introduced her classmate.
"This is Violet Roseward, also from Class S."
"Hallo~"
"Uh, okay. So… can I go now?"
"Let me check your injury first," Tyler said.
Hearing that, I lifted my uniform slightly. The teachers and students stared in shock.
"…You're still in pain, right?"
"Yeah."
"…Why do you look so calm?"
Now that he mentioned it, that was weird.
It hurt, yeah, but I got used to it pretty quickly. Maybe because of my high Spirit stat?
Tyler touched my stomach and immediately paled, sweating.
"…Kai? How are you still standing?"
"Huh? Is it that bad?"
The others got curious and took a look.
"…Your ribs are broken."
…What?
"CALL AN AMBULANCE!!!!"