Himeko stopped herself from smiling and said seriously, "The Logistics Department has already checked everything. No weapons are missing."
She looked at the rocket launcher Kiana had left on the ground.
"This was probably something they hid themselves. It wasn't stolen from the Logistics Department."
If Theresa wanted to investigate how many more things like this were hidden...
"The Logistics Department's warehouse probably isn't big enough to hold all the confiscated contraband.", Himeko said helplessly.
As their teacher, she knew her students better than anyone.
In fact, she could even leave out the word "probably."
If they really searched everything, the Logistics Department's warehouse definitely wouldn't be able to hold all the confiscated items.
Theresa nodded.
She had no intention of punishing everyone.
She planned to make an example out of a few people by collecting some of the contraband first as a warning.
She glanced at the rocket launcher Kiana had left behind.
At least it wasn't stolen.
That was probably the only thing comforting Theresa right now.
But that alone wasn't enough to put out the fire of anger burning inside her.
Seeing Theresa looking like she wanted to eat someone alive, Himeko was confused.
If Kiana had blown up the classroom where Theresa normally taught, Himeko could understand why she was so angry.
But Kiana hadn't blown up Theresa's classroom.
The teaching building that had been destroyed was an old building left over from ancient times.
Theresa had never planned to preserve it to show off St. Freya Academy's history.
She had no such idea.
With Theresa's approval, the building was already scheduled to be demolished and rebuilt in a few days.
Everything important inside had already been moved out.
At most, what Kiana had done simply moved the reconstruction schedule forward. It hadn't caused any real loss.
"So, Theresa..."
"I was inside at the time!"
After hearing that, Bronya showed an expression that said, Just as I thought.
She knew Theresa, who never lacked money, wouldn't get this angry just because a building had been blown up.
There had to be another reason.
Now she knew.
Theresa herself had been inside the building when it exploded.
No wonder she was so furious.
If it had happened to Bronya, she would have shoved Project Bunny's cannon right into Kiana's mouth.
Standing beside Theresa, Himeko, who had been about to plead for Kiana, immediately shut her mouth.
Plead for her?
Plead my ass!
At this moment, she didn't even know what expression to wear while facing such an unlucky Theresa.
She sighed, stepped forward, and patted Theresa's shoulder in comfort.
There was nothing else to say.
Kiana definitely wasn't escaping this beating.
Himeko simply said, "Before you start, please let me know."
One reason was to watch the show.
The other was to make sure Theresa didn't hit too hard in her rage.
She could be there just in case.
With that, she turned and left to find people to clear the rubble and notify the other departments to begin preparing for reconstruction.
But the moment she turned around and had her back to Theresa, the corners of Himeko's mouth couldn't stop rising.
Since Theresa was fine, she could laugh now.
If she hadn't been afraid of Theresa's fierce glare, she probably would have burst out laughing earlier.
"Good thing I have good self-control."
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Himeko's footsteps gradually faded away.
Raiden Mei looked at Theresa's back with a complicated expression.
"Um... Principal..."
"Don't say another word!"
Theresa raised a hand to stop her.
'Don't bring it up!'
Looking at the teaching building that had become a pile of rubble, Theresa recalled climbing out from underneath it, and her expression darkened.
As the principal and the person in charge of everything at St. Freya...
Since this place was about to be rebuilt, it was only natural for her to inspect it first.
But then...
Who could have expected...
Several RPG rounds would come flying over!
If she hadn't been a powerful S-rank Valkyrie...
If it had been Himeko or someone else...
They'd probably be lying in a hospital right now!
Thinking about it another way, if she hadn't been an S-rank Valkyrie with that kind of strength... She'd be in the emergency room right now.
And as for Kiana, who caused all this...
"You're not getting away!"
"Just don't ever come back if you've got the guts!"
Seeing Theresa like this, Mei didn't dare say anything to plead for Kiana.
Trying to defend Kiana now would most likely redirect Theresa's anger onto herself.
A perfect example of getting burned by someone else's fire.
So if she wanted to plead for Kiana, the best time would be after Kiana had been caught and was already being punished.
That would be the most effective time.
Mei looked at the ruins in front of her.
Now that she understood what had happened, there was nothing left for her to do.
Other people were already handling the cleanup, and there was more than enough manpower.
She simply called Bronya and headed back.
They should sleep early.
There were still classes tomorrow.
As they were leaving, Bronya glanced at Theresa.
Seeing that Theresa wasn't looking their way, Bronya carefully looked around.
When no one was paying attention, she quietly picked up Kiana's weapon that Theresa had left on the ground.
She ran all the way back to the Valkyrie dormitory.
Under Mei's strange gaze, she closed the room door and put the weapon back where it belonged.
"You've suffered enough."
She gently stroked the surface of the rocket launcher twice, closed the case, and pushed it back under the bed.
Looking at the completely unprotected space beneath the bed, Bronya suddenly felt that hiding it the same way as before wasn't very safe.
After all, Kiana already knew where she hid things.
Maybe...
"I should put a booby trap under the bed?"
Bronya took out a grenade.
The kind where whoever touched it died.
After thinking for a while, Bronya crouched down.
Only after a long time did she stand back up.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked at the dark space beneath the bed.
Hearing Mei calling her, she picked up her clothes and walked outside.
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[The Xianzhou Luofu]
Levi and the other three lingered around Aurum Alley for a while longer.
Only after it got very late did they remember they should go back and sleep.
Mainly because Mr. Yang had sent messages to Stelle and March 7, asking why they still hadn't returned.
Only then did they remember bedtime.
"By the way, who's carrying this one? You or me?"
Stelle looked at the already sleeping Kiana and asked Levi.
As she spoke, she kept blinking at him, hinting that he should do it.
When Kiana wasn't talking, she was actually very pretty.
And now she was asleep, so she couldn't talk. This was when her looks were at their best.
From time to time she even made cute little sounds in her sleep.
'Levi!'
'Could you really refuse?'
"Sorry. I can."
Le "Gentleman" vi straightened his collar and said righteously, "I'll leave Kiana to you. If anything happens to her while you're taking care of her... shing!"
"Easy, easy! Don't draw your sword!"
Smiling, Stelle quickly pressed down the hand Levi had on Jizo Mitama.
Then she and March 7 each supported one side of Kiana and headed toward the rooms Mr. Yang had booked on the Luofu.
While they were walking, March 7 couldn't help asking, "Were you really going to let Levi carry her?"
"Of course not!"
Stelle answered without hesitation.
As Kiana's best friend, there was no way she'd do something like that.