Crash! The sound of desks and chairs toppling over rang especially clearly through the classroom. Everyone's attention turned toward them. Shen Gonglin had been kicked straight into the aisle by Bronya. Kiana and Teacher Himeko, who had been struggling at the blackboard, turned back in shock to stare at Shen Gonglin on the floor. What was going on? How had things suddenly turned out like this? Wasn't he sitting with Bronya? Bronya was...
What was wrong with Bronya?
When their gazes shifted to the emotionless girl, Bronya clearly did not look well either. She was half-kneeling on the floor, both hands tightly covering one foot. One leg was fitted with her usual exoskeleton armor, while the armor from the foot she was clutching had been removed and placed beside her. Everyone present understood what had happened at once. The way they looked at Shen Gonglin immediately became the way one looked at a bug. This guy must have harassed Bronya during class and gotten kicked away, right? Even during class, he refused to behave himself!
It hurt. It hurt so much... My little toe hurts so much.
Half-kneeling on the ground, Bronya was nearly crying from the pain. When she kicked Shen Gonglin just now, she had instinctively used all her strength. Not only had she kicked Shen Gonglin, but she had also accidentally struck the leg of the desk. The sharp pain made Bronya force herself not to cry, while another feeling no less painful than her toe spread through her heart.
Had she really kicked Shen Gonglin just now? With that much strength, and that kind of pain... without relying on the exoskeleton at all, had that truly been the power of her own leg?
"Shen Gonglin, causing trouble like this on your first day of class... And