Mei's Lunch / Cocolia's Astounding Wisdom

Oh, right. I'm not here to break them up, but to join them. It's normal that there aren't many changes.

However, despite the various thoughts that flashed through his mind, Gwen maintained a serious expression, looking at Kiana's puzzled look, and slowly said:

"Kiana, you've come at the perfect time. Please be our witness—"

I'm a transfer student who just transferred here today. I was having lunch with Raiden Mei, whom the teacher arranged for me, and I was sitting alone at one end of a bench when these disciplinary committee members, who were deliberately trying to cause trouble, accused me of inappropriate interaction and even attempted to use violence.

After I subdued him, this tyrannical discipline minister, who had been running rampant at school, even tried to use the Student Council's name to convict us!

Gwen spoke, he angrily pointed to the disciplinary committee members who were still on the ground.

"..."

Kiana didn't completely believe Gwen's words, but compared to Kawaguchi Shoko, whose reputation wasn't very good in private, Gwen's words sounded more reliable.

Even so, Kiana merely nodded slightly without offering any opinion. Instead, she looked at the people lying on the ground and asked hesitantly:

"How are they doing?"

Should we take him to the infirmary?

Having witnessed Gwen's methods of dealing with those sent to target her yesterday, Kiana is somewhat worried that Gwen might just go and break their bones.

If that's the case, then regardless of the facts, Gwen will probably not fare well.

"Ouch..."

Upon hearing Kiana's words, the few clever girls on the ground immediately cried out in pain, as if they weren't afraid of being hit again, but rather as if they had been shattered and were in excruciating pain.

"Don't shout..."

Gwyn kicked Hayama, who had been yelling the loudest, and said Gwen:

"I know better than you where it hurts. Are you yelling and crying for your minister?"

Having said that, Gwen ignored the people on the ground and Kawaguchi Shoko, whose face was flushed and almost black, and looked at Kiana, explaining,

"Although these bullies violate fairness and justice, they still act according to the whims of others. None of them have broken any bones; at most, they might have dislocations or muscle strains."

"That's good..."

Kiana nodded, her worries completely gone.

Since Gwen wasn't bullying anyone by relying on his strength, then this matter just needs to be handled fairly.

As she spoke, Kiana looked at Kawaguchi Shoko, whose face was dark, and then noticed that half of her cheek was swollen.

Suppressing her schadenfreude, Kiana said with a straight face:

"I will report everything about this place to the teacher truthfully."

Shall we go to the Student Affairs Office now?

"I refuse."

Gwen rejected Kiana's suggestion outright, without waiting for Kawaguchi Shoko to speak.

Then, amidst Kawaguchi Shoko's furious yet somewhat gloating gaze, and Raiden Mei and Kiana's astonished looks, Gwen slowly said:

"These guys disturbed my lunch with Raiden Mei. I need to make sure I'm full before I go, so I don't get tricked into being locked in a dark room and tortured into confessing."

"..."

Hearing Gwen's veiled criticism of the Student Council, Kiana felt a surge of amusement, but maintained a straight face and said...

"I think this is a reasonable request."

"Snort...

Then we won't keep you company any longer...

Kawaguchi Shoko wanted to try leaving the Alliance early, but Gwen once again flatly refused.

"As the parties involved, we should leave together."

Or... are you planning to use your connections to label us as delinquents, Kawaguchi Shoko?

Chapter 140 Mei's Lunch

In the afternoon, the students of Class 1, Grade 11 at the Senba Academy were surprised to find that Raiden Mei, who was at the back of the classroom, and the new transfer student who had arrived that morning were not present in class.

Meanwhile, in the front row of the class, Kawaguchi Shoko, who was showing signs of succeeding Raiden Mei after she fell to the mortal realm, and her several followers were also nowhere to be seen.

Most of the well-informed students in the class knew how this young lady, who was once as close as sisters with Raiden Mei, treated her former friend.

Therefore, many people guessed that the "disappearances" of the two parties might be related in some way.

Moreover, none of the "missing persons" appeared until school ended in the afternoon, which made the students even more curious and looking forward to the show after both sides returned.

Unlike the students who were waiting to see a good show, the director of Student Affairs Office, after seeing off the two groups of people, looked like he had a stomachache in his office.

Whether it was the Kawaguchi family or the unknown forces behind the European transfer Yuzuru, Genji, the head of the teaching department was hesitant to offend either side and could only try to appease both.

For him, the position of Dean of Students at the Senba Academy was like a ladder to heaven, allowing him to make connections with powerful figures from all walks of life, which would greatly benefit his future.

However, when faced with young masters and ladies from powerful backgrounds on both sides of the conflict, he could only suffer from both sides.

Fortunately, after so many years in this position, he has made a name for himself and doesn't have to worry about being arbitrarily filled in Tokyo Bay.

However, although he was not panicked, after cursing the "European barbarians" in his heart, he still began to collect information about Gwen and secretly sent it to the Kawaguchi family to apologize.

Meanwhile, at the Kawaguchi family home, which the head of the teaching department had been longing for, Kawaguchi Shoko, with half her face swollen, received treatment from the family's private doctor before going to see her father, the old man who had once instructed her to befriend Raiden Mei, the young lady of ME Company, and who had also instructed her to target Raiden Mei by any means necessary. She then reported to him in detail what had happened that day.

There was no embellishment or distortion of the facts; it was as if a daughter was not complaining to her father, but a subordinate was reporting to her superior.

The elderly man, who was old enough to be Kawaguchi Shoko's grandfather, did not offer any words of comfort to his youngest daughter. He simply encouraged her briefly and then dismissed her.

After Kawaguchi Shoko stepped down, this guy, known in the industry as the "old codger," dialed a number and respectfully, even somewhat obsequiously, reported on these matters...

Meanwhile, at the heart of the brewing storm, Gwen, Raiden Mei, and Kiana arrived at a bubble tea shop.

"Yuan, I'm so sorry that you've been implicated on your very first day of school."

After the waiter left the private room, Raiden Mei suddenly stood up and bowed deeply to Gwen.

"It's okay, Mei. It's not your fault. I don't have the habit of blaming the victim."

Raising an eyebrow, Gwen quickly got up and helped Raiden Mei, who was apologizing.

But in his heart, Gwen secretly breathed a sigh of relief—

He put on such a passionate performance with those guys who might just be Cocolia's dogs at noon, even going so far as to bleed himself, all for this, right?

Although Raiden Mei was somewhat unaccustomed to the change in Gwen's way of addressing her, she suddenly felt a pang of sadness upon hearing Gwen's words.

"Yuzuru is right. Mei- senpai, you are also a victim. There is no reason for you to take responsibility for those perpetrators."

Kiana, who had come with the two, also spoke up at the opportune moment to comfort Raiden Mei—

Although she wasn't interested in the ups and downs of this school that had nothing to do with her, Kiana, who had been wandering for many years and still had a very clever mind, quickly guessed that Raiden Mei must be being ostracized and bullied by some people.

"Um, thank you..."

Hearing Kiana's words of comfort, Raiden Mei's emotions surged even more intensely, and she nodded vigorously, pursing her lips.

Seeing the misty tears in Raiden Mei's eyes, Kiana wanted to say a few more words of comfort, but she regretted that she was too clumsy with words and didn't know how to comfort her. She glanced at Gwen beside her, only to see that he was just smiling at Raiden Mei.

A moment later, Raiden Mei managed to suppress her earlier expression, a genuine smile appearing on her pretty face, and continued:

"Thank you, Chisey- san, Kiana- san."

Although the two comforted her, and her pent-up grievances were about to explode, Raiden Mei, who had grown a lot in the past six months, suppressed her grievances and revealed a genuine joy instead.

Although the three were not yet familiar with each other, after half a year, Raiden Mei finally gained the recognition of others, which made her, who had been suppressing her feelings for a long time, feel a little happy.

"Alright, after all this, can we call ourselves friends for now?"

Since we're friends, there's no need to be so polite.

Seeing the smile on Raiden Mei's face, Gwen, sensing the grievances and bitterness that she was suppressing, smiled and waved his hand.

Although Kiana initially went to the Student Affairs Office as a witness, during the subsequent confrontation, Kiana rejected several false testimonies from Kawaguchi Shoko, who had not yet regained her composure. As a result, Kiana was only slightly biased, ended up standing on the same side as Gwen.

Upon hearing Gwen's words, Kiana's eyes lit up. Just as she was about to say something, the waiter knocked on the door and brought in the drinks and desserts that the three of them had ordered.

"We've spent half the day at the Student Affairs Office, everyone's a bit tired, let's replenish some sugar..."

Gwen picked up a small dessert and put it in his mouth, mentally concluding that it wasn't as good as Rita's, but he didn't forget to call out to Raiden Mei and Kiana.

"Now that you mention it, I do feel that way..."

Upon hearing this, Kiana touched her flat stomach and felt a little hungry, so she picked up a toothpick and started eating.

While eating, Kiana didn't forget to call out to Raiden Mei:

"Mei- senpai, eat something. You get asked the most questions and use up the most energy."

"Um..."

Kiana's invitation livened up the atmosphere in the private room. The three, who were initially strangers, quickly became acquainted, exchanged contact information, and officially became friends.

The three chatted happily for a while and stayed at the bubble tea shop until sunset. They then had dinner together before parting ways.

Before parting ways, after learning that Kiana also had to compete with other students for lunch, Raiden Mei suggested that she would take charge of the lunches for the three of them from now on.

After confirming that it wouldn't burden Raiden Mei, Gwen agreed, and Kiana readily accepted.

Chapter 141 Cocolia's Astounding Wisdom

"Hmph~?"

Kiana, in a cheerful mood, hummed the little tune her stinky dad had taught her and walked briskly back to her rented apartment.

Although it was somewhat different from what I had expected, I was able to help someone in need today, which brought Kiana a little comfort as she searched for her father on a long and seemingly endless journey.

Moreover, although Kiana had only seen Raiden Mei a few times from afar before, she already felt that Raiden Mei looked very kind and was skeptical of the rumors.

Now, Kiana is absolutely certain that those rumors were malicious slander.

How could someone as strong as Mei be the way the rumors portray her?

And then Yuzuru (Gwen). Although Kiana didn't get a good impression of him at first, they got along quite well afterward, and he was even pretty cool when confronting Kawaguchi Shoko...

Meanwhile, Gwen, unaware that his rating in Kiana's heart had risen significantly, once again threw himself into intense and exciting training.

Today, Gwen went to such great lengths to put on an act with these school bullies, partly to solidify his current persona, but more importantly, to strengthen his relationship with Raiden Mei.

Although it's often jokingly said that Mei being bullied in Changkong City is the easiest phase of her life to conquer, just like the Kiana wandering in Tianqiong City, in reality, during this period, Raiden Mei was under tremendous pressure, but her defenses were also very strong because of those who tried to get close to her and plot against ME Company.

In this situation, Gwen needs to put in some effort to achieve his goals, and standing on the same side as Raiden Mei, who is being bullied, and facing the bullies together is undoubtedly a shortcut.

As for crippling or subduing those guys and turning them into "the fiercest tigers of the Senba Academy," Gwen didn't think it was a good option.

With Gwen's strength, he could easily crush these ordinary people. To try and show off to them would only lower his status and wouldn't give him any sense of accomplishment.

The only value these people have to Gwen is to serve as tools to bring him closer to Raiden Mei.

Since it's a tool, it naturally can't be disassembled and broken all at once.

Moreover, Gwen is not now a renowned A-Class Knight, or a future S-rank knight, but a rich second-generation who is fond of fighting.

Gwen's current illustrious family background has limited influence in the Far East. If he were to actually kill or maim the children of local powerful families, it would be difficult to resolve the situation, and his persona would change from an arrogant young master to a complete wastrel.

Furthermore, if Gwen is too assertive, it will only backfire and may even arouse Raiden Mei's suspicion, making her wonder if he is like those other scheming individuals from the past.

Compared to becoming a school bully, it's easier to gain favor by occasionally retaliating when you're also in a vulnerable position.

Though despicable, this was the only way Gwen could do.