Speaking of school, what do people think of?
Is it the youth of sweat-soaked efforts, or the sight of using shovels to fight zombies and driving BMWs recklessly through hordes of them?
Alright, alright, that's a bit off-topic. How could a normal academy life have so many messy things?
The main academy life is still a group of students gathered in a classroom, sitting in their seats, listening to the teacher lecture at the podium.
Besides the good children who listen attentively, there are also many students who don't like listening to lectures. For example, Kiana, who is sitting in the second-to-last row by the window, is currently sleeping soundly at her desk.
As for why she was sleeping, not liking lectures was one thing, but the main reason was that Kiana had played a game called "Honkai God Domain" with Bronya last night until early morning.
Bronya went to bed exactly at midnight, while Kiana kept grinding, grinding, grinding in dungeons to craft rare equipment.
Of course, besides grinding, grinding, grinding, in order to get the legendary equipment she wanted, she also spent money in the game's gacha system. It's said she made ten pulls at once... The result... nothing good came out. Besides some materials or consolation shards, she didn't even see the shadow of a divine artifact.
This feeling... it was like, besides S-rank equipment, the game developers very thoughtfully set it so that you were guaranteed an S-rank item after 'one hundred' pulls.
But some people just have bad luck; this girl was the type who wouldn't get any equipment in the first ninety-nine pulls. One doesn't even know what to say.
In short, starting from breakfast this morning, Kiana had been constantly asking Raiden Mei and Bronya for money, claiming that if she didn't get any, she wouldn't even be able to afford instant noodles this month.
What made Inaba Tsukiyo relieved was that although Bronya was also playing, she didn't spend money like Kiana. She didn't even buy a monthly pass and maintained a record of zero spending, which was truly amazing.
"Classmate Kiana... is my lecture really that boring?"
The teacher currently lecturing was a The Boy. He tapped Kiana's desk, and after Kiana woke up, drooling, he sighed.
The Male Student's name was Welt, one of the few males at St. Freya Academy.
Welt was very talented and also very handsome, making him very popular among the girls.
Kiana had been a student at St. Freya Academy for a month now, but every time Kiana attended his class, she would sleep, which made him wonder if his class was really that boring.
"No... I'm sorry, teacher. It's just that I was really too sleepy, and... and I don't know why, but listening to your voice just made me want to sleep more, and finally... finally, I couldn't resist..."
"And... and I'm not the only one sleeping. Isn't she sleeping too?"
Saying that, Kiana indignantly pointed at Inaba Tsukiyo, seemingly very unhappy that Inaba Tsukiyo was also sleeping but only she was called out.
"Don't make excuses, Classmate Kiana. And do you really think Classmate Inaba is sleeping?"
Welt couldn't help but tap Kiana's head with a book and pointed to Inaba Tsukiyo's seat.
Kiana turned around in confusion, only to find Inaba Tsukiyo looking at her with a slight smile, her right eye slightly open.
'Oh no! I completely forgot she can't see! I can only close my eyes!'
Kiana, who finally came to her senses, instantly remembered that Inaba Tsukiyo couldn't see, and her face turned pale. She knew she had been targeted.
There was nothing she could do. For this past month, Kiana had been trying all sorts of ways to challenge Inaba Tsukiyo's authority, wanting Inaba Tsukiyo to know that she wasn't easy to bully.
It's just... it's just that Inaba Tsukiyo and Raiden Mei together controlled the dorm's lifeline, seizing one of her main lifelines. She still remembered the scene of being forced to drink a large cup of bitter gourd juice, and it was even hot.
And she couldn't even spit out the bitter gourd juice; she had to smile and say it tasted good as punishment. This girl... she must be a devil.
"Never mind. Tomorrow is the academy's test to assess your learning during this period. Although you've only been here for a week, if you fail, you'll have to retake it. If you fail the retake, you won't even be able to be a Valkyrie. Think it through carefully, Classmate Kiana."
Knowing that he couldn't persuade Kiana, Welt simply left a remark about the exam tomorrow and returned to the podium to continue lecturing.
While listening to the teacher's lecture, Inaba Tsukiyo looked at the person next to her, slowly opening her left eye to see this person who gave her a very mysterious feeling.
Fu Hua... a Shenzhou native. She heard Fu Hua was a martial arts master. Inaba Tsukiyo had originally intended to spar with her, but Theresa had forbidden it, and she didn't know why.
Besides the outer school uniform, the inner uniform had a very Shenzhou feel, it should be a custom-made uniform.
Of course, that wasn't what Inaba Tsukiyo cared about most. What Inaba Tsukiyo cared about most was the extremely familiar aura of a long-lived being emanating from the other person.
Although it was by chance, Inaba Tsukiyo still sensed this aura, and it was the aura of a long-lived being even more potent than her own.
Of course, the history lessons in this world were what Inaba Tsukiyo found most unbearable.
Inaba Tsukiyo still remembered history. Perhaps because of the Honkai crisis, these historical figures were different from what she imagined.
Of course, these historical figures were all girls, and besides the male Shennong, there were basically no other boys. One could say that all historical figures had been gender-bent.
Li Er, Nouhime, Ji Xuanyuan, Attila, and Hannah, these historically famous figures, were no longer as boring in this world's history as they once were.
This feeling was like reading a gender-bent novel based on these historical figures; there was no sense of boredom at all, instead, it made one want to delve deeper into the backgrounds of these historical figures.
While browsing through these figures, Inaba Tsukiyo found a very familiar figure—Shakespeare.
This woman with fiery red hair had appeared in Kallen's memories; Kallen's phantom thief mask, if she remembered correctly, was given to her by Shakespeare.
'This… is truly interesting.'
The content of the history lesson was more interesting than she imagined, and the day's classes quickly passed.
Inaba Tsukiyo did not return to the dormitory with Bronya and the others but came to Theresa's office.
Ever since Inaba Tsukiyo discovered Theresa peeking at manga last time, she had been very cautious.
This time, Inaba Tsukiyo entered without prior notice, but she didn't catch Theresa slacking off; she was diligently handling documents.
"Hmm? It's Tsukiyo-chan. Why aren't you going back to review? Tomorrow is your first exam. Although your practical combat scores are fine, if you don't pass the written exam, you'll have to take a make-up test."
Seeing Inaba Tsukiyo enter, Theresa, who no longer had any thoughts of working, couldn't help but remind her.
"It's fine, I'm confident I can get a few points. My purpose in coming here is to ask if Kiana fails tomorrow's exam, will it have any impact on you?"
"Eh? Kiana? It's fine, even if she fails, there's no way I'd give her special treatment. She'll still have to take the make-up exam if she needs to."
Theresa had come to terms with Kiana's grades. Although she didn't expect her to get a high score to make her happy, she should at least pass, right?
It's just… Theresa, with this thought, was truly too naive, or rather, she overestimated Kiana too much.
After waiting for a long time without Inaba Tsukiyo's reply, Theresa nervously swallowed.
Although she would inquire about Kiana's situation from the teachers every day, most of what she got from the teachers were sugar-coated responses. Inaba Tsukiyo's answer was more accurate.
"Could it be… Kiana will fail her test tomorrow?"
"She'll definitely pass the practical combat aspect, but in terms of the written test, according to Bronya, she's a single-celled organism, and she sleeps through most of her classes. Do you think she can really pass?"
"…"
The atmosphere in the office suddenly became heavy. Theresa lowered her head, beginning to ponder.
Actually, Theresa had selfish motives; she hoped Kiana could make her proud. Otherwise, as her maternal aunt, seeing her niece fail an exam, how embarrassing would that be for her?
This feeling was like attending a parent-teacher conference: parents of high-achieving students are naturally happy, but parents of low-achieving students feel like criminals.
Theresa felt that if she didn't do something soon, she might see a teacher bring Kiana's failing report card to her office tomorrow.
"No! Absolutely cannot let this happen! Tsukiyo-chan! Let's go!"
The more she thought about it, the more plausible it seemed, and Theresa couldn't sit still. She quickly grabbed Inaba Tsukiyo's hand and ran towards the dormitory.
Throughout the journey, Theresa was practically dragging Inaba Tsukiyo, and because of their speed, Inaba Tsukiyo's body was practically flying.
[Thump!]
Pushing open the dormitory door forcefully, Raiden Mei, who was preparing dinner, was startled.
She ran out and saw it was Theresa and Inaba Tsukiyo, then sighed in relief. Just as she was about to ask Theresa what was wrong, Theresa bypassed Raiden Mei and went directly to Kiana's room.
At this moment, Kiana's room was locked from the inside, making it impossible to open from the outside.
After several failed attempts to open the door, Theresa raised her small right leg and, under the gaze of the others, kicked the door.
[Thump!]
The door slammed heavily against the wall. To avoid unnecessary repair costs, Theresa didn't use too much force.
The room door opened, revealing Kiana sitting in front of the computer desk, staring blankly at Theresa at the doorway, still eating snacks.
"Kiana, I ask you. How much of the coursework from this period have you learned?"
"Eh? Ma… maternal aunt, why are you asking me such a thing? Aren't you…"
"Don't change the subject! Answer me quickly!"
"Yes! Um… I've been attending classes diligently every day, and I've completed the assignments the teachers gave."
The so-called assignments were homework, and this homework was usually done by Raiden Mei, or rather, directly copied.
Thinking of this, Inaba Tsukiyo and Bronya couldn't help but look at Raiden Mei, who knew what she had done and immediately turned her head away.
"Oh? Is that so? In that case, let me test your learning progress over this past month. If you pass, then everything is negotiable, and your allowance can even be doubled."
"Really, maternal aunt!"
Hearing her allowance would be doubled, Kiana instantly became excited. She had spent so much on gacha yesterday that she couldn't even afford instant noodles this month!
If her allowance could really be doubled, then… then… then she could spend even more on gacha!
"Yes, that's right. However, I will test you thoroughly. So, until you pass, no dinner for you. Tsukiyo-chan, please bring in the bitter gourd juice later; I will personally tutor my dear niece."
"Understood."
Presumably, it was because of her previous stealthy attempts to force Kiana to drink bitter gourd juice that gave Theresa this idea.
"Good luck, young lady."
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