Chapter 104
Chapter 104: Fat Granny
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I took another step back.
"What do you want to do... don't get physical... I-I'm not afraid of you!"
This guy, judging by his posture, is he planning to get physical? What a tasteless man... A Casanova? Would someone like this really be popular with girls?
"Haha, look at her, she's scared..."
"No matter how sharp-tongued a chick is, when she meets a real lion, all she can do is tremble."
"At the end of the day, she's still just a little girl..."
"Hey little girl, you've gone a bit too far! Just apologize, and Alex won't do anything to you."
"Get along with us nicely from now on."
"All of you, shut up!"
Alex roared at his chattering companions behind him, then quickly rushed in front of me, raising his hand to grab my collar.
"Little girl, let me tell you, I— mmph!"
Before he could finish speaking, I nimbly sidestepped to dodge his grabbing arm, and as he stood there dazed, I lightly swept my right foot.
The red-haired man A-something-lex's left leg was kicked high into the air by me. His body instantly lost balance, and with a loud "thud," he fell face-first solidly onto the ground.
"Don't touch me," I said, looking down at him.
Though I felt somewhat regretful inside.
I had originally wanted to try using a German suplex, but just before acting, I suddenly realized the problem of "getting touched in secret places," which startled me. In my haste, I could only change it to a leg sweep.
I really should have made that my finishing move... what a shame...
"Holy... crap..."
"Alex got taken down..."
"That chick is fierce..."
"She looks so delicate based on her appearance..."
The surrounding discussions grew louder. I saw many students watching from the upper and lower floors snickering, and some looked at me with a bit of pity and sighs.
"Alex made a fool of himself... this girl is in trouble."
"Really unlucky to run into this kind of thing on her first day at the academy..."
"Being too pretty is also a kind of sin."
"But she has black hair, she should be fine..."
Meanwhile, the red-haired man's companions surrounded me.
"How dare you get physical?"
"Little girl... you acted impulsively."
"You're not getting away this time."
"Alex, are you okay?" someone asked.
"I'm fine..." The red-haired man lay on the ground, slowly propping himself up with his elbows, shaking his head lightly. A few drops of blood fell onto the stone slabs below.
"You're having a nosebleed!"
"Hey, that girl! Give me that handkerchief tied on your arm."
...Are you kidding me? Who would give it to you? That's disgusting.
"I said I'm fine!" The red-haired man wiped under his nose with the back of his hand, immediately leaving a bright red streak. His words became increasingly vicious. "Don't let her leave!"
"She's not going anywhere."
After saying this, someone else reached out to grab me... why don't they ever learn?
So I stood on my tiptoes and punched him in the face.
"Ahhh—"
The person staggered back two steps, covering his nose with tears welling up. A moment later, blood began seeping through his fingers.
"Don't. Touch. Me."
I was already getting annoyed.
"Damn, this little runt..."
"You're not getting away with this today without explaining yourself... this isn't something that can be settled with just an apology anymore."
"Why are we still talking to her?!"
The red-haired man stood up again, blood still flowing from his nostrils. He had smeared it left and right across his face. By this point, he was in a state of humiliated rage, no longer bothering to pretend to be a gentleman. His ferocious face undisguised, he stared at me and shouted loudly, "Grab her! Fuck, drag her to 1016!"
"Alex, don't lose your head! This is the academy, not outside. We still don't know who she is..."
"I don't fucking care who she is! This is Order City! In Order City, I'm the law! No one can say anything about this! Take her away!"
...The nobles here are really... outrageously arrogant.
Using "domineering and overbearing" to describe them couldn't be more fitting.
"Haha! A chick with this much spirit, we'll have to properly train her when we bring her back."
"Looks like she's still a virgin, right?"
"Hey little girl, are you or aren't you?"
Their words became increasingly unbearable to listen to. This made me very angry. I needed to use physical means to make them shut their stinking mouths. Looking at these boys all dressed in fancy clothes, they probably haven't suffered any hardships... I wonder how many hits they can take. I should be careful with my strength; I don't want to beat them to death.
"I am your mother."
I took a step toward the red-haired man. Just then, a hoarse, unpleasant voice like a broken gong echoed through the tower.
"You bunch of stupid dogs, what are you doing standing around there?!"
The noisy atmosphere instantly became quiet.
I turned my head toward the source of the voice and saw in the distance a bloated, disheveled-haired old woman rushing this way with an angry face at full speed. She was clearly as fat as a ball, sorry, sorry, please forgive me for using such a rude description, but it's really quite accurate... yet her feet seemed to have grown wings. The flesh on her face shook violently with her moving steps. That ruddy, alcohol-reddened nose could only be matched by the burly Pagos in my memory. I don't know if it was my imagination, but I felt like even the stone slabs under her feet were shaking...
The old woman held a string of keys in one hand and carried a water bag in the other, running while cursing and shouting toward us.
"You little brats! Didn't I tell you that if I see you bullying girls again, I'll smash all your heads?! What, do you all think your lives are too long?!"
The red-haired man and his companions' arrogance instantly diminished. They all panicked now.
"Fuck, it's Fat Granny!"
"Isn't it not time to lock the gates yet? Why is she here?"
"Someone must have tipped her off."
"Don't let me find out who it was..."
"Little girl, you wait. I'll remember you. This isn't over."
The red-haired man A-something-lex was already fleeing in a panic, yet he didn't forget to turn back and make threats to me.
"Alex! You said you'll remember who?! Come here, don't leave. Say it to my face!"
"Who wants to go to you?! Fucking unlucky..."
"Quick, go, go!"
The group that had been so overbearing just moments ago now fled faster than the next. In the blink of an eye, they had all scurried away without a trace. The fat old woman ran to my side and stopped. Though somewhat out of breath, she still kept cursing.
"A bunch of dog bastards, huff— without their families... you're all, nothing but farts. Daring to cause trouble on my turf... don't let me see you again! Otherwise, every time I see you, I'll beat you..."
...This granny has quite a personality.
After catching her breath for a few moments, she turned to look at me. On her face, so fat that her eyes were almost invisible, she showed a smiling expression.
"Little girl, are you alright?"
I also smiled back at her.
"Granny, I'm fine."
"Girl, you're a new student, right?"
"Yes."
"You're really pretty... but you need to be careful of those people. They're all uneducated beasts who don't do any proper work all day, specifically targeting pretty girls like you. Who knows how many children they've harmed... With us old folks around in the academy, they can still restrain themselves a bit... but outside, they're capable of anything. Girl, you're from the empire, right?"